Lawsuits over Bayer’s Yaz & Yasmin Birth Control Pills Move Forward

Posted on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies that manufacture prescription birth control aren’t new. Recently, we saw the mass tort suits against Ortho Evra, the birth control patch, because the patch was causing stroke and death in otherwise healthy women. Now Bayer’s Yaz and Yasmin are are being scrutinized, for pretty much the same reason.

As it turns out, Yaz and Yasmin might be responsible for causing stroke, heart attack, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism–all blood-clot related problems. There have also been gallbladder and kidney problems reported with use of these drugs.

The litigation is still in its beginning stages. Thirty-two federal lawsuits have been filed, and there will be a hearing on September 24th to decide whether or not these cases should be consolidated into multi-district litigation (MDL) in the Northern District of Ohio. Several state cases have also been filed.

GJEL is currently investigating potential claims against Bayer because of Yaz and Yasmin. Because of his expertise on the matter, Andrew Gillin, partner at GJEL was recently quoted by US Recall News about the litigation. He explained that at the hearing on September 24th, “a panel of federal judges will determine whether the cases involve sufficiently common questions of fact, and whether or not to consolidate.”

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3 Responses to “Lawsuits over Bayer’s Yaz & Yasmin Birth Control Pills Move Forward”

  1. Tamara Lagerstrom says:
    September 12, 2009 at 6:53 pm

    I am needing to know if there are any lawsuits pending against the makers of Femcon Fe. I was taking it and now have a pulmonary embolism in each lung.

    Thanks

  2. Megan says:
    December 27, 2009 at 11:51 am

    Hi, I was just discharged from the hospital after having a pulmonary embolism due to femcon fe. I decided to google it because I don’t feel that I can be the only one.

    Thanks

  3. Jim Brown says:
    December 22, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    My wife was prescribed Femcon Fe Oral by her OB to decrease an ovarian cyst. Other than the cyst she was healthy. 6 weeks later she is hospitalized with blood clots in both lungs. Luckily she did survive this trauma.
    However, the blood clots caused permanent damage to her lungs. In our opinion, this drug is NOT safe for human consumption.
    How many more fine people need to be hurt before a class action lawsuit evolves?

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