Paragard IUD breakage

MDL 2974, N.D. Ga., Judge Leigh Martin May

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Wind-down

Test trials are set or under way.

Stage: Bellwether trials
Campaign window: Open
Coordination: MDL 2974
Court: N.D. Ga.
Judge: Leigh Martin May
Category: Medical devices

Updated Aug 3, 2026. Maintained by Jacob Malherbe.

New federal cases per week

11 new cases in the last 7 days. New dockets in N.D. Ga. naming the defendants, from CourtListener's public federal docket index. The outlined bar is the current week so far.

Jacob Score: 52

Litigation strength from 0 to 100. Last reviewed Jul 20, 2026. How it's set

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What changed

Aug 3, 2026
Case event
4,156 cases were pending in the Paragard MDL. The second federal bellwether trial was reset to April 12, 2027, and a related New Jersey state case was set for trial on September 14, 2026. There is no settlement.
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Feb 3, 2026
Case event
The first Paragard bellwether trial (Rickard v. Teva) ended with a jury verdict for Teva on all claims.
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Nov 21, 2025
Case event
Judge May granted CooperSurgical summary judgment on design defect claims.
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