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November 16, 2020
Defendants Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA, Inc.; Teva Women’s Health, LLC; Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc.; The Cooper Companies, Inc.; and CooperSurgical, Inc. were sued in the Northern District of West Virginia last week for allegedly marketing and selling a defective contraceptive device. The personal injury suit contends that plaintiff, Ashley Sigley, was injured after the companies’ ParaGard intrauterine device (ParaGard IUD) broke apart and became embedded within her uterus.
The filing explains that the ParaGard IUD is meant to provide “long-term, yet reversible, ‘non-surgical’ contraception for women.” The Nov. 13 complaint describes the ParaGard IUD as “a T-shaped plastic frame made of polyethylene and barium sulfate that is inserted into the uterus by a healthcare provider.” Allegedly, the ParaGard IUD is marketed to provide pregnancy protection for up to ten years, for removal at any time, and allows users