Lawsuits over Bayer's Mirena IUD rejected

A US judge has rejected nearly 1300 lawsuits against Bayer over internal injuries suffere from the company's Mirena IUDs.

A New York federal judge has ruled in favour of Bayer AG against nearly 1300 lawsuits filed by women who say they suffered internal injuries from the company's Mirena intra-uterine contraceptive device.

US District Judge Cathy Seibel in White Plains said on Thursday that there was no way for the lawsuits to continue after her earlier ruling barring crucial testimony from plaintiffs' experts.


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