DrugRisk Update: Court Rules That Experts Can Testify on NuvaRing Estrogen Bursts in Lawsuit

Posted: Published on April 5th, 2013

This post was added by Dr P. Richardson

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Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) April 04, 2013

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Health experts have linked contraceptives like NuvaRing to higher risks of blood clots than traditional birth control pills. Last year, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study finding vaginal ring contraceptives could relate to a 2.5 to 3-fold increased risk of blood clots*.

Due to the number of patients filing a NuvaRing lawsuit, approximately 1,097 cases have been consolidated to a special federal court in Missouri. The formal case is known as In re: NuvaRing Products Liability Litigation, No. 08-md-1964, JPML, Eastern District Missouri. U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel recently delayed the start of these cases until October 21, 2013, while other cases in a New Jersey court will begin on May 6, 2013**.

Now, DrugRisk has learned that Judge Sippel has ordered that expert witnesses for the patients alleging blood clot injuries can testify that estrogen bursts from the NuvaRing may have contributed to those clots***.

Anyone who suffered a blood clot, stroke, DVT or pulmonary embolism after using NuvaRing is urged to contact the DrugRisk Resource Center or speak with a lawyer about their legal rights as soon as possible.

Due to the specialized nature of federal MDL drug injury cases, DrugRisk only recommends lawyers and law firms who have already handled NuvaRing lawsuits.

For more information on the research, NuvaRing side effects and litigation news related to NuvaRing and other drugs, or to speak with a lawyer, visit http://www.DrugRisk.com.

*nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1111840

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