More Essure Lawsuits Expected Following California Court Ruling Against Bayer
The judge's decision to allow the cases to proceed could also have wider implications for all device makers.
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Essure Court Ruling In California Could Bring More Lawsuits
A California state court has cleared the path for nearly a dozen lawsuits to proceed that alleged that pharmaceutical company Bayer's permanent birth control device, Essure, seriously injured patients. The ruling could have major implications for device manufacturers who, like Bayer, argue that federal regulation of their products means they shouldn't be accountable for injuries. (Whitman, 8/9)