A previous notice advised of the application made to the Supreme Court for designation of all New Jersey state court litigation involving the contraceptive NuvaRing as a mass tort and assignment of that litigation for centralized management. That application was submitted pursuant to Rule 4:38A and the Revised Mass Tort Guidelines as promulgated by Directive No. 10-07 and was published for comment. The Court received several comments regarding the application. This notice is to advise that the Supreme Court, after considering the application and all comments received, has designated all pending and future actions arising out of the use of NuvaRing as a mass tort and assigned the litigation to Superior Court Judge Jonathan N. Harris in Bergen County for centralized management. Published with this notice are the Supreme Court’s March 10, 2009 order as well as Judge Harris’s March 12, 2009 Case Management Order. Both orders are also posted in the Mass Tort Information Center in the Judiciary’s Internet Web site, (www.njcourts.com).
Questions concerning this matter may be directed to Michelle V. Perone, Esq., Chief, Civil Court Programs, Administrative Office of the Courts, Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 981, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0981; telephone (609) 984-5431; email address [email protected].
