On March 21 a judicial panel was expected to meet to decide on the consolidation of pretrial proceedings of Mirena lawsuits in federal courts nationwide.* The Rottenstein Law Group, a Mirena IUD law firm, maintains a website that features Mirena news, in addition to Mirena IUD lawsuit information.
The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in San Diego, Calif., is considering the consolidation (also known as a “multidistrict litigation”) as a way to streamline pretrial processes from multiple federal courts around the country into a single federal court under one presiding judge, according to court records (In re: Mirena IUD Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2434 (JPML)). The Mirena IUD, manufactured by Bayer, is an intrauterine device that slowly releases a hormone over five years to prevent pregnancy. It has been alleged to cause serious adverse side effects, such as device migration, device embedment and pain and discomfort.
“The MDL would allow the plaintiffs in the existing federal cases—and additional future claimants—to more quickly get their day in court,” said Rochelle Rottenstein, principal of the Rottenstein Law Group, which currently represents clients in Mirena lawsuits nationwide. “Mirena recipients trusted that Bayer’s IUD was a safe contraceptive alternative. If the evidence of eventual trials suggests Bayer violated that trust, then the company should be held accountable.”
Read full story at PRWeb.com: Panel to Decide on Mirena IUD Lawsuit Consolidation, Rottenstein Law Group Reports
