New York, New York (PRWEB) July 02, 2013
Parker Waichman LLP, a national law firm dedicated to protecting the rights of victims injured by defective healthcare devices and drugs, is proud to announce that Partner Raymond C. Silverman has been appointed Co-Lead Counsel in the Mirena IUD multicounty litigation (MCL) entitled In Re: Mirena Litigation (Case No. 297 Master Docket No. BER-L-4098-13). The Order announcing this was filed on July 1, 2013.

Previously, Parker Waichmans Matthew J. McCauley, Senior Litigation Counsel, was appointed Co-Lead Counsel in the Mirena IUD multidistrict litigation (MDL) now taking place in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, which is entitled In Re: Mirena IUD Items Liability Litigation (Case No. 7:13-md-02434-CS). (Mr. McCauley also co-chairs the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Mirena IUD Litigation Group. The Group exchanges educational material and medical literature to aid the members greatest represent victims.)

On Could 29, 2013, the Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed an earlier decision and centralized Mirena IUD lawsuits in Bergen County, exactly where Superior Court Judge Brian R. Martinotti is managing them, according to a Notice to the Bar dated May 24, 2013.

On March six, 2013, Parker Waichman LLP had submitted an application asking the Superior Court of New Jersey to reconsider its preceding selection denying Bayers application for centralized management of multicounty litigation for Mirena IUD lawsuits. The application was entitled In Re: Application Pursuant to R. four:38A (Centralized Management of Multicounty Litigation) Joint Request for Reconsideration of Designation of Mirena litigation as a Multicounty Litigation for Centralized Management.

The application asked the court to reconsider centralizing due to the truth that more than 60 lawsuits alleging injuries from the Mirena IUD are involved in the litigation, with more lawsuits expected to be filed in the future. Parker Waichman LLP alone has filed much more than 50 cases in Morris County.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Bayers Mirena IUD was approved in 2000. The item is a little, t-shaped plastic device attached to two strings a hormonal IUD, it releases levonorgestrel when placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy. Mirena is inserted and removed by a healthcare professional. It can be left in the uterus for up to five years. According to the FDA, the most serious side effects associated with the Mirena IUD contain: