Couple Seeks Damages in Yaz Stroke Lawsuit

Lyndsay Weidner and her husband, Ted, say in a new Yaz lawsuit filed August 6, 2013, that the fourth-generation birth control pill has led to irrevocable damage to their marriage. 

Weidner says that she was prescribed the popular birth control pill and developed a venous clot that traveled to her brain, requiring a hospital stay on September 18, 2009, to treat a stroke. As a result of the Yaz blood clot stroke, she and her husband Ted allege in the Yaz lawsuit that she will face ongoing care for the rest of her life and permanent disability. Had she known of the risks of Yaz blood clot side effects, the Florida woman says she would have considered other birth control options.

Their Yaz side effects lawyer notes a pre-approval set of studies indicating that drospirenone — the new hormone used in combination with progestin in Yaz — could lead to heart rhythm issues linked to Yaz blood clot side effects. When these Yaz blood clots travel throughout the body, they can cause deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism or the stroke that permanently affected the Weidner’s marriage.

The FDA did issue an updated warning on April 10, 2012, noting that “the revised drug labels will report that some epidemiologic studies reported as high as a three-fold increase in the risk of blood clots” compared to older options. However, the Weidners allege that numerous studies should have prompted a label update years earlier rather than reportedly putting millions of women at risk for pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, stroke and other Yaz blood clot side effects.

Counts in the Yaz lawsuit include loss of consortium due to the effect Weidner’s stroke had on their marriage, as well as negligence, design and manufacturing defects, failure to warn and breach of warranty.

The Yaz stroke lawsuit is Lyndsay Weidner et al v. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals et al., Case No. 13-cv-10787. It was filed directly into the Yaz/Yasmin MDL known as In Re: Yasmin and YAZ (Drospirenone) Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2100.

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The good news for many women is that Bayer has already been settling hundreds of cases for hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, if you have been affected by birth control side effects, you should know that the facts of your case may result in a different outcome. That’s why it’s important to consult with a Yaz blood clot lawyer about one’s eligibility as part of a case review. You can get one for free at the Yaz/Yasmin, Beyaz & Ocella Birth Control Pill Class Action Lawsuit Settlement & Investigation when you fill out the short form there today.