Yasmin / Yaz Settlement
How long will a Yaz or Yasmin settlement take?
Although a growing number of Yaz injury lawsuits and Yasmin injury lawsuits have been filed by women throughout the United States against Bayer, to date there have not been any disclosed settlements that have been paid. However, the federal judge presiding over the litigation has been pushing for a resolution or settlement in the Yaz cases.
As of January 2012, Bayer faced more than 10,000 lawsuits against their Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills and the number of new claims is continuing to grow. It is anticipated that to resolve the litigation, the pharmaceutical company will ultimately need to reach Yaz settlements and Yasmin settlements with up to 25,000 women.
The injury lawsuits for Yaz and Yasmin involve claims that Bayer failed to adequately research their popular birth control pills and warn about the increased risk of serious and potentially life threatening side effects of Yasmin and Yaz. Settlement compensation is being pursued by women who have suffered injuries such as:
- Heart attack or Stroke from Yaz or Yasmin
- Pulmonary Embolism from Yaz or Yasmin
- Deep Vein Thrombosis from Yaz or Yasmin
- Gallbladder Problems from Yaz or Yasmin (i.e. gallbladder disease or removal)
- Sudden Death from Yaz or Yasmin
Currently the Yasmin and Yaz injury suits have been centralized for pretrial proceedings in the federal court system as well as several states. In federal court, all cases filed throughout the country are being handled out of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois for coordinated management during discovery, the early bellwether trials and any preliminary attempts to negotiate settlement offers. Similar centralized management for the cases has been put in place for state court cases filed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
As part of the coordinated management, a handful of cases have been prepared for early trial dates, known as “bellwether” trials, which are designed to help the parties gauge how juries are likely to respond to issues that will be presented throughout many cases. The first trial dates were expected to begin in January 2012, but the first trial date was delayed on December 31, 2011, when Judge David Herndon ordered the parties to meet with a court appointed mediator to discuss a resolution or settlement of the Yaz litigation.
FIND OUT IF YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR A YAZ OR YASMIN SETTLEMENT
To find out if you, a friend or family member may qualify for a Yaz settlement or Yasmin settlement as compensation for injuries caused by the birth control pills, request a free consultation and claim evaluation with our lawyers.
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I can’t believe the length of time it takes for a settlement for this negligence! I know for a fact how it has take away 2 years of a person’s life after being rushed to the hospital for blood clots that went to their lungs. Their leg was week for almost 2 years and their breathing was difficult, which made it impossible to have a normal life. It also amazes me that this product is still on the market for others to suffer life altering blood clots as well as possible death. Shame on those that oversee the safety of drugs and allows this product to continue to sell.
I’m a massive stroke survivor, as a result of taking Yaz, and I too am surprised the product is still being pushed by Bayer. I had my stroke almost 4 yrs ago, and my speech and my strength on one side will never be the same. And even though i have all my mental faculties, its very hard for me to read at length and write. After 4 yrs! But at 27yrs, I made an amazing recovery and to any girl, or family, who’s been affected by any of the side effects, be patient (I know this might be hard to hear), be strong and keep going!
I agree with “Jen”. After almost 4 years since my massive stroke, I am unemployed, bored to death, cannot use my left hand/arm, and am a high risk for falls, all the money in the world cannot give me back or my family, the last 4 years of our lives( although the $$ will provide some things we cannot afford since I had to stop working). Every day is a struggle; to fight depression, caused by disabilities I should not have suffered! Shame on Bayer and the FDA for continuing to make this product available.
I had multiple blood clots in both of my lungs in Sept. ’09 and I was hospitalized for 12 days. Before my ordeal, I was in perfect health, mentally and physically. Now, I’m a complete mess!
I experience shortness of breath on a regular basis, simple gas feels like someone’s shooting bullets through my body, chest pains, etc. (too many issues to mention)
Each time I feel anything even remotely similar to a symptom, I lose it. I’m 36 years old and for the rest of my life, I can no longer take any form of birth control (excluding condoms). Also, it’s possible that I may no longer be able to have kids, which wouldn’t be such a big deal if I’d already had a few.
Bayer is going to fight this when they know there’s a problem? WTF? We need to start writing our Congressmen. We need to tell them to stop taking legal bribes from pharmaceutical companies because people like us are suffering.
I never again want to go through that again.
BTW, I already have an attorney. They were hired in 2009, shortly after I was discharged from the hospital. And the clock keeps ticking!
I just Got out of the hospital in the bigining of August for my gallbladder and I really never thought anything about my birth control untill someone showed me they advertisement for the Yaz and Yassmin… and I was on YAZ for a year…..Its no fun and I am young and Healthy… Working and Just started a new Job No insurance being in the hospital for a week test after test to try and Figure it out then they told me it was my gallbladder and I had it removed its a Scary thing and Im glad a friend told me bc YAZ should be resposilble for this… If I would have known that this was a High risk Side affect I would have never gotten on it… but of course they never told me the side affects of the birth control
I too had multiple blood clots in my lungs and was hospitalized. I am home now and my life has certainly changed. I am grateful to be alive.
I was taking Yaz for PMS and acne, not even for birth control since my tubes are tied. So not worth it.
NRH, I can relate. I feel like I’m a walking time bomb, waiting for something else to come up………will the blood thinners work? Will I have other issues? What is this pain? Can I take care of my kids? Will I always be this tired? Yikes!
I cannot believe that this product is still on the market. I guess they figure they would take their chances to make a profit. At what cost? I’m glad I called the attorney.
I had a blood clot from my ankle to my hip and was hospitalized for three weeks. The clot went into my lungs, then I had to endure a nine hour surgery to remove most of the blood clot. Two years prior to that I had my gallbladder removed. I had been on Yaz since 2002.
Lisamarie, I also have the same concerns as you. I’m grateful to be alive, however I ended up loosing my business and my husband because I was so depressed after. I am better now but have to take warfarin the rest of my life.
I’ve had an attorney since 3/10 and hopefully something will get resolved soon.
The really need to take this product off the market NOW!
I agree with all the posters. It is outrageous that Yaz and Yasmin are still on the market. The FDA has removed other meds from the market for a few hundred injuries/deaths. The serious injuries and deaths from these drugs are numbering well into the thousands and the prevalence of these medication in the general population is scary. I got a 2 1/2 foot long blood clot from Yasmin five years ago. After 9 intravenous surgeries, I ended up with 2 stents and a filter, spent a month in the hospital, and 8 weeks at home with a walker and a cane going through intensive physical therapy. I was lucky to be only 23 at the time and managed to survive and work through the challenges as best I could, but it breaks my heart that other women and young girls continue to be at risk b/c of Bayer’s negligence.
Many of you who post on here were smokers at the time you were taking the drug and yet you feel the need to blame this on Bayer. I know someone who smoked heavily and is now suing Bayer for her blot clot problems and lost teeth when in actuality it was her smoking in combination with the drug that did her in. How dare some of you people try to blame the drug when you didn’t follow the drug warning labels. And now you want Bayer, who clearly marked on the drug warnings NOT TO SMOKE, to pay for your misdeeds. Shame on you. And for lawyers who take up such cases and try to hid the fact that your clients were smoking, you are acting unethically. Shame on you as well.
@Jim, I NEVER smoked a day in my life when I almost died from two blood clots in my lungs because of Yaz. Speak about what you know and take your asinine comments somewhere else.
I had my gallbladder removed in 2008. I was healthy, not overweight, and only 23! I was warned not to smoke while on Yaz because of the blood clot risks. I was never told by my Dr. or read anything that warned against developing gallbladder disease. I almost died after the surgery from complications, and at present am daily throwing up bile and have chronic diarehea. If I knew a stupid birth control pill would almost take my life, I would have never used it. Thought I was doing the right thing and be responsible by preventing unwanted pregnancy, but instead I now face a lifetime of being sick to my stomach and constantly running to the bathrooom.
Jim i just wanted to say I hope jesus can help your foot in mouth problem! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just hate people with opinions like yours! You probably work for those scumbags at Bayer! LOL….good way to get that corner office Douch-bag!
@Jim, I was a NCAA Division I full scholarship athlete at the time I suffered a pulmonary embolism. Never smoked a day in my life and my BMI was (and still is) well within the normal range. Don’t generalize because of ONE stupid smoker you know. Jerk.
wish i new what i now know back before my then 17 year old child went on yaz ! as about 99 days later it took her young life !and placed me on the verge of losing everthing i own as i now still to this day stuggle just to paid the interest on my credit card i had to used to buried her
I was only on Yaz for 2 1/2 MONTHS. 2 days after my 27th b-day i was in the hospital with clots in my lungs. I read the instructions every time I opened a new box. I followed them to the letter and this is what happens? I have 2 small kids and to keep from having to bring a child into this world I could not provide for, I used birth control. I was checked up by my doctor who told me I was healthy enough to use the pill. Now I am on blood thinners for the rest of my life. I have to go once a week to have my blood drawn and to see a specialist. Why was my doctor nor I informed of the risks?
Hey Jim. Thanks for the laugh. I had to laugh at your ignorance and lack of respect for the horror that women like myself have gone through in regards to the poor judgement and negliance the FDA and Bayer has shown in marketing Yaz, Yazmin, and Ocella. Just recently I had a PE and a DVT that went from navel all the way through my calf. No smoking, no drinking, and active lifestyle. My leg was almost amputated and I had an IVC filter put in to save my life (since I already had 4 clots in my lungs). This filter can not be removed so I now have to live in concern over this for the rest of my life with a new batch of concerns The blood thinners are making my hair fall out and I still experience chest pain almost daily. I took Ocella for acne which Bayer said it helped (we know FDA NEVER approved it for this). So Jim, my question…who said these women were smokers? I didn’t read one remark that stated that anyone was a smoker. Actually, I would have been mad after reading your post if you actually sounded like you had one ounce of intelligence, but really I am left in awe that you can actually figure out how to post a blog with your truly limited intelligence. Keep fighting ladies, this isn’t just about us! It is about defeating giants like Bayer and protecting young girls and women from going through what we all have been through.
I took yaz and ended up with 9cm liver tumor, major surgery with post multiple hernias that changed my whole life. Bayer needs to be responsible and take yaz off market and settle these claims.
Jim, I am appauld by your assumptions! I was not a smoker when I developed my blood clots. Shame on you for making these comments based on one person! I had my first blood clot in my lung in 2007, which was very painful and scarey. I am a mother of 4 kids and didn’t know if I was going to come back home to them. I then had another clot in 2008 so now I am on blood thinner for the rest of my life. So you explain to me why I should have to endure pain, mental anguish, medical bills, and physical issues due to this companies bad decisions! I was 31 yrs old when this happened to me and I will have medical bills for the rest of my life not to mention the permanent damage to my lung!!! IT IS MEN LIKE YOU THAT RUN BAYER!!! YOUR ARE A JERK!
22. Permanently disabled. Can NEVER get pregnant again. Thanks Yaz. I love living in constant pain, having my life, and dreams ROBBED and having to swallow 80 pills a day to stay alive. Hopefully we take the bastards for every penny!!!
Dear Jim, or should I call you, Bayer employee?
I’ve NEVER smoked ANYTHING but meat.
I’m not a smoker and I have about 2 drinks a year. Yes, 2!!
I was a cheerleader & in gymnastics for 10 years and I’ve always been in excellent physical shape. Actually, my vascular surgeon said had I not been so healthy, I would not have survived.
Now, go back to work manufacturing those poison pills.
My heart goes out to you rking. You’re in my prayers.
Every day is a struggle for me. From the outside, no one can tell what I’m enduring. I still have problems breathing and every now and then I have chest pains and shortness of breath and I wonder if I’m going to end up back in the hospital. Mentally and emotionally, I’m a freakin’ wreck. I originally posted on 08/21/11..was doing some searches and somehow ended up back on this site.
Good luck everyone!