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Paragard IUD: claims for a broken device in Michigan

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Filing deadline3 years from breakage dateMCL § 600.5805

Deadlines vary with the facts of each case. A lawyer can confirm yours.

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01 · Your filing deadline

What is the deadline in Michigan?

Michigan: 3 years from device breakage date (MCL § 600.5805) A lawyer can confirm yours.

3 years from breakage date

Source: MCL § 600.5805

Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.

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02 · Where cases are heard

Where would my case be heard?

Michigan women injured by a broken Paragard IUD have a 3-year statute of limitations under Michigan's products liability law, giving Michigan plaintiffs more time than the 2-year majority of states. Michigan's pharmaceutical and medical device liability law has been active in recent years, and the Detroit and Grand Rapids metro areas have significant women's health clinic density where Paragard was commonly implanted. Michigan plaintiffs file into MDL 2974 in Atlanta for federal coordination.

Michigan Statute of Limitations: Michigan Compiled Laws § 600.5805 establishes a 3-year limitations period for personal injury and product liability claims. Michigan has no general discovery rule: a claim accrues when the wrong is done, regardless of when damage results, unless a statute provides otherwise (MCL 600.5827; Trentadue v. Buckler Automatic Lawn Sprinkler Co., 479 Mich. 378 (2007)).

Michigan's large population of reproductive-age women is concentrated in the Detroit metropolitan area, Grand Rapids, and Lansing. The University of Michigan and Michigan State university hospital systems trained many of the state's OB-GYN practitioners and placed significant Paragard device volumes through their resident clinics.

How this works nationally

For the overall process and updates, read the Paragard IUD: claims for a broken device overview. This page covers the local information available for Michigan.

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Sources

  1. MCL § 600.5805