Bayer is seeking a judgment without trial in a lawsuit against its Mirena intrauterine contraceptive involving around 850 plaintiffs who claim the device caused severe headaches and visual problems. The motion for summary judgment comes after a Mirena federal court dismissed the testimony of seven experts, who tried to link the contraceptive device to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), as unreliable. Bayer argued that, without expert proof, plaintiffs cannot determine whether Mirena caused their IIH.
Bayer is seeking a judgment without trial in a lawsuit against its Mirena intrauterine contraceptive involving around 850 plaintiffs who claim the device caused severe headaches and visual problems. The motion for summary judgment comes after a New York federal court dismissed the testimony of seven experts, who tried to link the contraceptive device to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), as unreliable. Bayer argued that, without expert proof, plaintiffs cannot determine whether Mirena caused their IIH.