Rickard v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. et al

  1. February 04, 2026

    Teva Wins 1st Paragard IUD Bellwether Trial

    Teva Pharmaceuticals won a complete defense verdict Tuesday in the first trial testing claims that the company failed to warn consumers that its Paragard IUD has a defect making it prone to breakage inside patients' uteri.

  2. January 29, 2026

    Teva Tries To Spike Paragard Trial Claims, Punitive Damages

    About a week into its first trial over the alleged dangers of the Paragard contraceptive, Teva Pharmaceuticals asked a Georgia federal judge Wednesday to cut the case short and hand it an early win, or at least let it out of a bid for punitive damages.

  3. January 21, 2026

    Teva's Inconsistent Args In IUD Trial 'Troubling,' Judge Says

    Teva Pharmaceuticals quickly ran afoul of a Georgia federal judge Wednesday in its first trial over alleged defects in its Paragard IUD, as the court chastised the drugmaker's attorneys over "very troubling" inconsistencies in their opening statements to jurors.

  4. January 16, 2026

    What To Watch For In 1st Paragard Bellwether Trial

    Drugmaker Teva is set to face its first bellwether trial starting Tuesday in a multidistrict litigation containing thousands of claims that the Paragard copper IUD was prone to breaking and leaving pieces inside patients' uteri. Here, Law360 previews a trial that's shaping up to be a science-heavy battle of the experts.

  5. January 13, 2026

    Teva Can't Visit 11th Circ. Ahead Of 1st Paragard Bellwether

    A Georgia federal judge refused to delay the first bellwether trial in the Paragard IUD MDL, rejecting Teva's request for an immediate Eleventh Circuit appeal regarding a ruling allowing plaintiffs to use injury data that the drugmaker located only after implantation.

  6. January 06, 2026

    Teva Gets Claims Trimmed Ahead Of IUD MDL Bellwether Trial

    A Georgia federal judge has trimmed some claims from a bellwether trial against original manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals over alleged defects in the Paragard intrauterine device that a woman says caused her injuries requiring surgery, while allowing some failure to warn, design defect and punitive damages claims to proceed.

  7. November 24, 2025

    Cooper Cos. Faces Narrowed Claims In Paragard IUD MDL

    The Cooper Cos. won't have to face design defect claims ahead of a possible bellwether trial over the Paragard IUD, as a Georgia federal judge on Friday found "nothing in the record" to suggest the company had anything to do with the design of the particular contraceptive devices that three women received.

  8. November 20, 2025

    Teva, Cooper Cos. Argue FDA Approval Barred IUD Update

    Teva Pharmaceuticals on Thursday urged a Georgia federal judge to hand it a summary judgment win ahead of a bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation over an IUD's alleged propensity for breakage, arguing a U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval blocks claims over the product's design and warning labels.