Five Women File Yaz Side Effects Lawsuit in California
Five women banned together and filed a Yaz side effects lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California, San Francisco, on March 19, 2013. According to the complaint, all five plaintiffs suffered serious injuries after ingesting Yaz/Yasmin or Ocella. All are seeking Yaz lawsuit settlements or jury awards to cover past and future medical expenses, loss of earnings,… Read more »
Yaz Lawsuit Settlements May Exceed $1.5 Billion
Bayer, manufacturer of the birth control pill marketed as Yaz, has reached settlement agreements in nearly 3,500 Yaz and Yasmin cases pending throughout the country, at an estimated total of $750 million. The drug maker is currently only handling Yaz settlements in cases that involve deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism – both serious complications associated with pills that contain… Read more »
Ohio Couple Joins Illinois Yaz MDL
On October 3, 2012, Lisa and Bruce Westall filed a lawsuit against Bayer Healthcare, et. al. The Ohio residents join the Yaz side effects MDL in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Multidistrict litigation against Bayer involves claims of blood clots, deep vein thrombosis, stroke, and even Yaz death. Plaintiffs, including the Westalls, seek compensatory and… Read more »
Gallbladder Disease Patient Hopes for Yaz Settlement
North Carolina Plaintiff Claudia Brown hopes to receive monetary compensation for injuries she incurred after taking the birth control pill Yaz. Brown says Yaz use forced her to undergo a gallbladder removal surgery Nov. 11, 2005. Brown had taken Yaz before developing gallbladder disease, which she claims is a side effect of Yaz. Pulmonary embolism and blood clots are all… Read more »
New Case Joins California Coordinated Yaz Litigation
On August 16, 2012, Nancy Carlisle adopted the master complaint to join California-based coordinated proceedings against Bayer, et al., McKesson Corporation, and other defendants involved in the manufacture and distribution of Yaz and Yasmin. Carlisle claims to have suffered personal injuries from the birth control medication, which has been linked to Yaz blood clots, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), stroke, and… Read more »
