A federal judge shaved off numerous tort and breach of warranty claims brought by plaintiffs over the birth control device Essure, finding many of the claims were not covered by the statute of limitations.

In a 60-page opinion, U.S. District Judge John Padova of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania weighed the claims of a dozen women hand-picked by Essure maker Bayer over the intrauterine device and determined many counts should be dismissed on summary judgment because they were not brought within the allowable time frame.