Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. wants summary judgment in litigation alleging its Mirena contraceptive caused women to develop severe headaches and vision problems. The company’s motion comes months after a federal court in New York threw out as unreliable testimony by plaintiffs’ seven experts who sought to link the Bayer intrauterine device to idiopathic intracranial hypertension. The Mirena intrauterine device releases a hormone known as levonorgestrel, which plaintiffs say caused them to suffer from IIH, which .is marked by increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure in the skull. If untreated, it can cause headaches and, in extreme cases, blindness. Without expert proof, the... To read the full article . To learn more about a subscription .
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.