New Developments in Yasmin/Yaz Lawsuit MDL Proceedings
By Andrea Gressman
Yaz lawsuit proceedings are underway around the country, but the total number of unsettled Yaz lawsuits is shifting. Active case numbers change periodically as new Plaintiffs come forward and existing Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits are settled. In August, Yaz lawsuit followers announced that the total number of open, active Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits was down from its historical high, but that more Yaz lawsuits are still being filed. The reason for this shift is that Bayer is reaching hundreds of Yaz lawsuit settlements. Yaz Lawsuit History
Yaz lawsuits have been filed for several years following the linking of Yaz birth control to an increased risk of cardiac injury – a reported side effect of Yaz. For years, marketers advertised the benefits of Yasmin birth control while minimizing the side effects of taking hormonal birth control, to the point that marketers earned warnings from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for those actions. However, as consumers and doctors looked beyond the rosy promises of drug makers, they began to file Yaz lawsuits alleging that they had been misled about the true side effects of Yasmin and Yaz.
Common Yasmin/Yaz Side Effects
Yaz, which can also be sold as Yasmin or Beyaz, negatively impacts women’s cardiac health with severe side effects. Women can experience the following:
* Deep vein thrombosis
* Pulmonary embolism
* Stroke
* Blood clots
These Yaz side effects often require emergency hospitalization and carry with them the risk of death. Patients who are hit with these Yasmin side effects often require ongoing medical monitoring and care if they survive, and many are shocked to discover that their birth control may have been the cause of their injuries.
Most women and doctors have underestimated the true risks of the side effects that Yaz birth control can cause as a result of believing advertisements about the drug. Seeking the convenience of oral contraception, they have ignored other options for birth control that could carry a lower risk profile for patients. Later, patients have alleged that the companies behind the marketing of Yasmin, Yaz and Beyaz deliberately presented the drug as safe without warning the public about the risk of Yaz side effects such as blood clots, pulmonary embolism, stroke, heart attack and deep vein thrombosis. These claims have also been made against the makers of Ocella birth control, a similar hormonal contraceptive that carries the same side effects.
The Yasmin/Yaz Lawsuit MDL
The number of Yaz lawsuits filed against the manufacturers of Yasmin, Yaz and Beyaz have led to hundreds of Yaz lawsuits being consolidated into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceeding. The Yaz MDL is overseen by the honorable Judge David Herndon. While women filing a Yaz lawsuit do not have to join the MDL proceedings, transferring their case to Herndon’s court is an option to women around the country. Women taking Ocella birth control also have the option of filing an Ocella injury lawsuit against the drug’s manufacturer.
The number of active Yasmin/Yaz/Beyaz lawsuits on the books is currently 8,825. This is down from the historical high. At one time, litigators had 9,645 Yaz lawsuits on the books to deal with, but gradually the court is working its way through the backlog of Yaz lawsuits to provide a fair judgment to Plaintiffs.
These Yaz lawsuit settlements represent only the Plaintiffs who have joined the Yaz MDL. There are other Yaz lawsuits being held in individual state court trials, so the numbers are reflective of the size of the Yaz MDL rather than the size of the total body of Yaz lawsuits filed nationwide.
If you took Yaz or Yasmin and later suffered a negative side effect, or if you know someone who took did, visit the Yaz/Yasmin, Beyaz & Ocella Birth Control Pill Class Action Lawsuit Settlement & Investigation. There are Yaz lawsuit lawyers investigating side effects including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, stroke, heart attack and blood clots. Learn more about your rights and whether or not joining the Yaz MDL is right for you.
Updated September 11th, 2012
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