{"id":1134,"date":"2016-10-03T06:13:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T11:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.masstortlawyerblog.com\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2018-04-12T12:38:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T17:38:08","slug":"eleventh-circuit-appellate-court-upholds-summary-judgment-mirena-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/eleventh-circuit-appellate-court-upholds-summary-judgment-mirena-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Eleventh Circuit Appellate Court Upholds Summary Judgment in Mirena Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of women have filed lawsuits against Bayer, alleging that they have suffered injuries as a\u00a0result of receiving the company&#8217;s birth control implant device, called Mirena. The T-shaped device is made of polymer and implanted in the uterus. It releases synthetic progestin hormones that alter the uterine wall and decrease the rate at which sperm can survive in the uterus. It also prevents ovulation.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2014, one of these lawsuits went to trial in the Northern District of Georgia. The plaintiff in this case\u00a0stated that the contraception device resulted in the development of a pseudotumor cerebri. The symptoms associated with this condition led to vision and hearing issues, neck and head pain, vertigo, and severe migraine headaches. The plaintiff&#8217;s complaint included claims for concealment, failure to warn, breach of express and implied warranties, negligence, fraud, and strict liability. The defendant moved for summary judgment, and the district court granted the motion. The plaintiff appealed, stating that the lower court abused its discretion when it denied her motions to extend the time to conduct factual discovery and expert witness disclosures.<\/p>\n<p>On review, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/appellate-courts\/ca11\/15-13982\/15-13982-2016-05-23.html\" target=\"_blank\">upheld<\/a> the lower court&#8217;s motion for summary judgment. The appellate court concluded that it was proper to deny the plaintiff&#8217;s motion to extend the discovery deadlines, particularly since the lower court had already granted the plaintiff one prior extension to conduct discovery. Additionally, the appellate court ruled that the lower court was not acting beyond its discretion when it denied the plaintiff&#8217;s request to amend the complaint to name two additional defendants that\u00a0were foreign companies.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/eleventh-circuit-appellate-court-upholds-summary-judgment-mirena-lawsuit\/#more-1134\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of women have filed lawsuits against Bayer, alleging that they have suffered injuries as a\u00a0result of receiving the company&#8217;s birth control implant device, called Mirena. The T-shaped device is made of polymer and implanted in the uterus. 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