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A routine IUD removal should take minutes. For thousands of women it turned into broken device arms, retained fragments, and surgery. If that happened to you, one free phone call tells you whether you have a claim.
In short: Paragard is a copper, non-hormonal IUD. Lawsuits allege its plastic arms become brittle in the body and snap off during removal, leaving fragments embedded in the uterus that often require surgery to retrieve.
The allegation: Plaintiffs allege the manufacturers knew from adverse event reports that the device broke on removal at troubling rates and failed to warn women and their doctors — marketing Paragard as simple to place and simple to remove.
Who typically qualifies: Women whose Paragard broke during removal, especially where a fragment was retained and required hysteroscopy, additional surgery, or in serious cases hysterectomy — or where a fragment remains embedded today.
Act now: These claims proceed in coordinated national litigation, and deadlines run from the removal injury. Your medical records tell the story, and we obtain them for you.
What Paragard Is — and What the Lawsuits Allege
Paragard sold itself on being the natural choice — the only hormone-free IUD on the American market, effective for up to ten years, in and out with a simple office procedure. Millions of women chose it for exactly those reasons.
The problem, the lawsuits allege, shows up on the way out. The device’s flexible plastic arms are supposed to fold as it is withdrawn. Instead, in case after case, an arm snaps off — sometimes years of sitting in the body leaves the plastic brittle — and the fragment stays behind, embedded in the uterine wall. What should have been a five-minute removal becomes imaging, hysteroscopic surgery to fish out the fragment, and for some women a hysterectomy.
Plaintiffs allege the manufacturers saw the breakage pattern in their own adverse-event data for years and never warned anyone. Thousands of these claims are consolidated in coordinated federal litigation, and new cases continue to be filed and accepted.
Compensation in Paragard Cases
Compensation in these claims can account for the surgeries and medical expenses the breakage caused, lost income, and the physical and emotional toll — including, for women who lost fertility to a hysterectomy, the loss of the ability to have children. That last category is real damage and is treated as such.
We do not quote settlement figures on websites. We document your claim so it is valued on your facts — your injury, your procedures, your loss — not an average.
How Your Paragard Claim Works
Handled from Alabama, by an Alabama firm — with national trial co-counsel where your case benefits from it.
Free Phone Consultation
Tell us when your Paragard was removed, what broke, and what it took to fix. We can usually tell you in one call whether you qualify.
Electronic Sign-Up and Records
The engagement is signed from your phone or computer. We collect your placement, removal, imaging, and surgical records — the proof that qualifies and values your claim.
Your Claim Is Filed and Prosecuted
We file your claim in the coordinated national litigation, working alongside experienced trial co-counsel who help lead these dockets — disclosed to you, agreed in writing, at no added cost. Your relationship stays with us.
Resolution — No Fee Unless You Recover
The attorney fee comes out of any recovery, never out of your pocket. If there is no recovery, you owe no attorney fee.
Paragard Claims — Frequently Asked Questions
1.What does it cost to pursue a Paragard claim?
Nothing up front. The consultation is free, and the case is handled on a contingency fee — the attorney fee is a percentage of any recovery. If there is no recovery, you owe no attorney fee.
2.The fragment came out on its own eventually. Do I still have a claim?
Possibly. The breakage itself, the imaging and follow-up it forced, and the fear and uncertainty in between are all real parts of these claims. Cases involving surgery are generally stronger, but do not screen yourself out — tell us what happened.
3.Is this a claim against my OB-GYN?
No. These claims allege the device itself was defective — they are against the manufacturers, not your doctor. Most removals that ended in breakage were performed exactly the way the label instructed.
4.My removal was several years ago. Am I too late?
Not necessarily. Deadlines are fact-specific and can turn on when the fragment was discovered and when you connected the injury to the device. Call before assuming anything about timing — the answer costs you nothing.
5.Will I have to go to court?
Almost certainly not. These claims proceed in coordinated national litigation and are handled through records and filings. Most clients complete their entire case by phone, email, and electronic signature without ever appearing anywhere.
6.Who will actually handle my case?
The Harris Firm LLC. We evaluate your claim, sign you up, gather your records, and stay your firm throughout — and we work alongside experienced national trial co-counsel who help lead this litigation, with every arrangement disclosed to you and agreed in writing at no added cost.
Find Out If You Qualify — Free
One free phone call tells you whether your Paragard breakage qualifies, and what happens next. No obligation, no fee unless you recover.
Have This Handy When You Call
✓ When your Paragard was placed and removed
✓ What you were told about the breakage
✓ Procedures that followed — imaging, hysteroscopy, surgery
✓ The clinic or hospital involved
✓ Rough is fine — we track down the records
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Birmingham — (205) 201-1789
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