Seven Plaintiffs File Joint Yaz Complaint
On August 20, 2012, Cathy Young, Katasha Nesbitt, and five others filed a joint lawsuit alleging Yaz stroke and other injuries in California Superior Court (Los Angeles). The plaintiffs name as defendants Bayer Corporation, et al., and seek a jury trial or Yaz settlements to compensate for personal injuries and economic damages. Fourth-generation progestin may be at fault for Yaz… Read more »
Texas Parents File Yaz Side Effects Lawsuit on Behalf of Daughter
Texas residents Ed and Elaine Cavazos, as parents of their daughter, M.C., a minor, have filed a new Yaz side effects lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Their Yaz lawyers filed the case on August 15, 2012. The Cavazos blame manufacturer Bayer for injuries suffered by their daughter after she took Yaz and/or Yasmin… Read more »
Yaz Settlements Could Exceed $1.2 Billion, Says Bayer
Lawsuits stemming from claims that Yaz and Yasmin birth control products have caused personal injury are likely to cost Bayer in excess of $1.2 billion, according to the manufacturer’s latest stockholders’ newsletter. Released this month, the newsletter for the second quarter of 2012 includes an update on product-related litigations, and states that 12,325 Yaz side effects lawsuits have been filed… Read more »
Bayer Could Pay Over 2 Billion in Yaz Settlements
Bayer, the maker of Yaz and Yasmin oral contraceptives, recently announced that it has already paid more than $402 million in Yaz settlements. The company further commented that it had already set aside $610.5 million to settle pending cases, though experts believe Bayer could end up paying up to $2.5 billion as compensation for Yaz injuries. Meanwhile, Yaz lawyers are… Read more »
Yaz Plaintiff Claims Minor Suffers from Gallbladder Disease
On July 3, 2012, Richard and Carol Browne, for the benefit of the minor daughter C.A.B., filed a Yaz side effects lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Galveston). Their complaint states that the plaintiffs’ minor child ingested Yaz, and as a result suffered “gall bladder disease, disregulation of her nervous system and other body… Read more »
