Calif. Federal Judge Stays NuvaRing Case Pending Possible Transfer to MDL

SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge has stayed a case brought against the makers of NuvaRing pending a possible transfer to the NuvaRing multidistrict litigation, referring to the numerous recent orders granting motions to stay similar NuvaRing actions in the Northern District of California.

In a Dec. 9 order, Judge Richard Seeborg of the court denied plaintiffs’ motion to remand the action to state court, explaining that “a stay would serve judicial economy and guard against judicial inconsistency.”

Candy Garza and other California residents who were allegedly injured by NuvaRing, a hormonal contraceptive, sued Organon USA Inc., Organon Pharmaceuticals …