Posts for the 'Birth Control' Category
Yasmin / Yaz Litigation Update: Preservation Order
Plaintiffs and defendants involved in litigation over Yaz and Yasmin birth control in federal courts have been ordered to preserve all evidence that may be relevant to the cases. The lawyers at Saiontz & Kirk, P.A. represent women throughout the United States who are pursuing a Yaz lawsuit, Yasmin lawsuit or Ocella lawsuit as a result of serious and potentially life-threatening side effects of the drugs. It is important that all individuals with potential claims take steps to preserve certain evidence that is in their possession.
>>INFORMATION: Yaz and Yasmin Litigation
Yaz Birth Control Suits Could be Filed by More Than 25,000 Women
The number of Yaz birth control suits and Yasmin birth control suits filed in federal court could eventually exceed 25,000, including claims by women who suffer serious and potentially life-threatening side effects, such as a stroke, heart attack, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and gallbladder disease.
NuvaRing Lawsuit Discovery to Move Forward
After months and months of delays, a ruling in the federal MDL for the NuvaRing litigation, which is centralized in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, clears the way for discovery to move forward. Judge Rodney Sippel denied motions to dismiss filed in 223 individual NuvaRing lawsuit cases, “unlocking” the doors of discovery.
>>INFORMATION: NuvaRing Birth Control Lawsuits
Yaz and Yasmin Alternatives Suggested
According to recommendations by the prominent consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, woman taking birth control pills should avoid Yaz and Yasmin, which have been linked to an increased risk of blood clots, and choose older alternatives with low-estrogen.
>>INFORMATION: Yaz and Yasmin Side Effects
Yaz / Yasmin Class Action vs. MDL Consolidation
A panel of judges ordered this week that all federal lawsuits over problems with Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills will be consolidated into an MDL, or multidistrict litigation, for pretrial proceedings in the Southern District of Illinois. Many people equate this with a Yaz / Yasmin class action, but each Yaz lawsuit or Yasmin lawsuit will remain an individual claim and if a settlement is not agreed upon during pretrial litigation, each plaintiff will still have a jury will determine the amount of damages they are entitled to in their case.
>>JPML LINK (PDF): Yasmin / Yaz MDL Order
Yasmin and Yaz Problems Highlighted by NY Times
An article in the New York Times over the weekend highlights the growing problems with Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills, which may have caused thousands of otherwise healthy young women to suffer serious and potentially life-threatening injuries, such as heart attacks, strokes, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism and gallbladder disease.
Yaz / Yasmin Attorneys Set for Hearing on Consolidation of Litigation
Tomorrow, attorneys representing women who have filed a lawsuit over Yaz and Yasmin problems will appear before the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation during hearings to determine whether all cases filed in federal district courts throughout the United States should be consolidated in an MDL for purposes of pretrial litigation.
Yasmin and Yaz Recall for Some Batches of Pills Could Be Coming?
The FDA released a warning letter this week sent to Bayer Pharmaceuticals over Yaz and Yasmin problems at the drug makers manufacturing plant in Germany. The letter indicates that Bayer hid out-of-specification test results for key ingredients in the birth control pills and said that several batches of the drugs should have never been released to the public. In what could be a forerunner to a Yasmin and Yaz recall, the FDA has asked for detailed lists of the batches shipped to U.S. customers.
>>FDA LINK: Warning Letter About Manufacturing Problems with Yaz and Yasmin
Yaz and Yasmin Blood Clot Risk
A study published yesterday in the British Medical Journal suggests that the risk of suffering a Yaz or Yasmin blood clot may be greater than with some other types of birth control pills and 6.3 times greater than taking no form of oral contraceptive.
Yaz and Yasmin Gallbladder Problems
In addition to the potential risk of serious and potentially life-threatening blood clots, many otherwise healthy young women who have used the birth control pill Yaz or Yasmin have experienced painful gallbladder problems that could ultimately require surgery for gallbladder removal.
>>MORE INFORMATION: Yaz Lawsuits
