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IN RE: Paragard IUD Products Liability Litigation

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Case Number:

1:20-md-02974

Court:

Georgia Northern

Nature of Suit:

Personal Injury: Health Care/Pharmaceutical Personal Injury Product Liability

Multi Party Litigation:

Multi-district Litigation

Judge:

Leigh Martin May

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  1. February 04, 2026

    Teva Wins 1st Paragard IUD Bellwether Trial

    Teva Pharmaceuticals won a complete defense verdict Tuesday in the first trial testing claims that the company failed to warn consumers that its Paragard IUD has a defect making it prone to breakage inside patients' uteri.

  2. January 29, 2026

    Teva Tries To Spike Paragard Trial Claims, Punitive Damages

    About a week into its first trial over the alleged dangers of the Paragard contraceptive, Teva Pharmaceuticals asked a Georgia federal judge Wednesday to cut the case short and hand it an early win, or at least let it out of a bid for punitive damages.

  3. January 21, 2026

    Teva's Inconsistent Args In IUD Trial 'Troubling,' Judge Says

    Teva Pharmaceuticals quickly ran afoul of a Georgia federal judge Wednesday in its first trial over alleged defects in its Paragard IUD, as the court chastised the drugmaker's attorneys over "very troubling" inconsistencies in their opening statements to jurors.

  4. January 16, 2026

    What To Watch For In 1st Paragard Bellwether Trial

    Drugmaker Teva is set to face its first bellwether trial starting Tuesday in a multidistrict litigation containing thousands of claims that the Paragard copper IUD was prone to breaking and leaving pieces inside patients' uteri. Here, Law360 previews a trial that's shaping up to be a science-heavy battle of the experts.

  5. January 13, 2026

    Teva Can't Visit 11th Circ. Ahead Of 1st Paragard Bellwether

    A Georgia federal judge refused to delay the first bellwether trial in the Paragard IUD MDL, rejecting Teva's request for an immediate Eleventh Circuit appeal regarding a ruling allowing plaintiffs to use injury data that the drugmaker located only after implantation.

  6. November 24, 2025

    Cooper Cos. Faces Narrowed Claims In Paragard IUD MDL

    The Cooper Cos. won't have to face design defect claims ahead of a possible bellwether trial over the Paragard IUD, as a Georgia federal judge on Friday found "nothing in the record" to suggest the company had anything to do with the design of the particular contraceptive devices that three women received.

  7. February 12, 2025

    Ga. Judge Trims Untimely Paragard IUD Claims From MDL

    The Georgia federal judge overseeing the sprawling multidistrict litigation over alleged defects in Paragard intrauterine devices agreed Tuesday to dismiss as untimely dozens of claims against Teva Pharmaceutical and Cooper Cos. from patients in eight states.

  8. September 13, 2024

    Makers Of Paragard Say Time Ran Out On Claims In 236 Suits

    Teva Pharmaceuticals and The Cooper Cos. pressed an Atlanta federal judge to pare back multidistrict litigation over alleged defects in the Paragard IUD by dismissing untimely claims across 236 complaints.

  9. August 12, 2024

    Paragard IUD Makers Gearing Up For Defect Dismissal Bid

    Teva Pharmaceuticals and The Cooper Cos. have five days to reach out to plaintiffs who may be included in a motion to dismiss the sprawling litigation over alleged defects in the Paragard IUD, a Georgia federal judge said Monday.

  10. January 01, 2024

    Trials To Watch In 2024

    Major trials coming down the pike in 2024 include a wealthy Russian art collector's suit against Sotheby's, first bellwethers in multidistrict litigation over allegations Chiquita funded a violent group in Colombia, and a criminal case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez. Here's a rundown.