Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuit News http://yazlawsuit.posterous.com Following developments with Yaz side effects and lawsuits posterous.com Thu, 05 May 2011 13:51:43 -0700 Yaz Lawsuits Number Over 7,000 http://yazlawsuit.posterous.com/yaz-lawsuits-number-over-7000 http://yazlawsuit.posterous.com/yaz-lawsuits-number-over-7000

More than seven thousand plaintiffs across the country have filed lawsuits against Bayer Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturers of the popular birth control pill Yaz. Yaz is a fourth generation drospirenone-based oral contraceptive, which was introduced on the market in 2006 and since then has remained one of the most popular forms of birth control in the country, especially amongst teenaged girls. However, it comes with complications.

Yaz patients have experienced side effects that range from serious to potentially fatal – gallbladder disease, stroke, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, and problems with blood clots are all among the laundry list of side effects that Yaz has afflicted countless patients with. It is no surprise, then, that many of them are filing suit against the company responsible for the production and distribution of such a product – women are demanding compensation for past and future medical bills related to their side effects, and bereaved families are filing wrongful death lawsuits.

Yaz litigation has been combined into a multidistrict case, which would normally speed up the legal process by combining pretrial processes of similar cases in order to speed up litigation. However, conflicts have prevented Yaz multidistrict litigation from being as efficient as possible – connections between state and federal courts have dissolved, and lawyers from both sides of the case were involved in a debate as to whether or not foreign documents could be used as evidence.

The presiding judge, the Honorable David Herndon, has appointed a special master to help mediate these issues in order to speed up the litigation process. No Yaz trials in the multidistrict litigation case have yet gone to trial, but preliminary bellwether trials could take place as early as the beginning of next year. These trials will set the tone for the remainder of Yaz litigation and will give plaintiffs a good idea of how much compensation they can expect from the German-based pharmaceuticals giant.

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Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:52:00 -0700 Yaz Side Effects Could Affect Teenage Girls http://yazlawsuit.posterous.com/yaz-side-effects-could-affect-teenage-girls http://yazlawsuit.posterous.com/yaz-side-effects-could-affect-teenage-girls

Teenage girls and young adults are taking the controversial Yaz birth control more than ever before, studies are showing – and this is of concern to doctors and the public alike due to the severe and potentially deadly Yaz side effects. Yaz is a drospirenone-based fourth generation birth control pill that was originally marketed not only as safe and effective birth control but also as a means of controlling acne and mild PMS. Neither of these claims were evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and as a result, Bayer, the manufacturer of the pills, was given a citation by the FDA regarding their misleading and irresponsible advertising.

Despite the fact that the side effects of Yaz have been widely publicized of late and Bayer was forced to recall the more misleading advertisements and replace them with ones that accurately outlined both the intended purposes and potential side effects related to the medication, the popularity of the pill continues to increase. Based on a study conducted by Thomson Reuters, Yaz is the most popular oral contraceptive for young women between the ages of 13 and 18, despite the risks.

Yaz side effects have been known to include blood clots, pulmonary embolism, gallbladder problems, and stroke. Some of these side effects can be fatal, and even young women with no history of heart problems can develop side effects that they will struggle with for the rest of their lives. There are over seven thousand lawsuits stemming from these side effects in courts around the country, and there is no telling how many more there will be in the near future.

If the increase in Yaz consumption by teenaged girls leads to an increase in Yaz lawsuits, it has yet to be seen – but there is a possibility of this happening in the future.  

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