(May 4, 2016, 11:07 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — Plaintiffs in the first two Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) multidistrict litigation bellwether cases on April 20 voluntarily dismissed their cases (In Re: Mirena IUD Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2434, No. 13-mc-2434, Jennifer Danley v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., No. 13-6586, and Christie Hayes v. Bayer, No. 14-288, S.D. N.Y.).

Plaintiffs Christie L. Hayes and Jennifer Danley did not give reasons for stipulating to dismissal of their cases. However, U.S. Judge Cathy Seibel of the Southern District of New York on March...