Grant & Eisenhofer served leading role in litigation that achieved a $1.6 billion settlement for thousands of women injured by Bayer’s Essure birth control device
Plaintiff(s):
Tens of thousands of women injured by the use of the Essure permanent birth control device (including nearly 2,000 G&E clients)
Case type / claims:
Complex mass tort and product liability action alleging that Bayer and its subsidiary Conceptus designed, manufactured and marketed a defective medical device—Essure—and failed to warn patients and physicians of its risks, which included perforation, migration and chronic pain.
Defendant(s):
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Conceptus, Inc.
Jurisdiction:
California Superior Court, Alameda County
Year:
2020
Outcome:
- $1.6 billion global settlement reached in August 2020.
- G&E principal Elizabeth Graham served as Co-Liaison Counsel in California, lead negotiator and member of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee.
