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Yaz/Yasmin/Ocella Side Effects
Bayer Puts Aside $1.5BN for Future Yaz, Yasmin Claims
Mar 5, 2013
Bayer has set aside another $1.5 billion to cover legal expenses related to its dangerous contraceptive drugs Yaz and Yasmin.According to a Reuters...
Canada Woman's Death Likely Caused by Yasmin, Authorities Refuse to Investigate
Feb 7, 2013
A Canadian family believes health officials in British Columbia failed to their jobs on several occasions, ignoring conditions that could have been...
New research finds blood clot risks with birth control pills
Dec 5, 2012
Women suffering from a common hormonal disorder face a greater risk of developing life-threatening blood clots while taking oral contraceptive...
Bayer still faces 8,000 Yaz, Yasmin lawsuits
Nov 19, 2012
Despite already spending more than $750 million on settlements related to injuries caused by its contraceptive drugs Yaz and Yasmin, Bayer AG may pay...
Yaz, Yasmin Lawsuits Rise Amid Settlement Expectation
Jul 26, 2012
| Parker Waichman LLP
Close to 80 new Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits have been filed since July 1 in the Yaz and Yasmin products liability litigation currently underway in U.S....
1,500 Yaz and Yasmin Blood Clot Lawsuits Settled So Far
Jul 6, 2012
| Parker Waichman LLP
Momentum appears to be building to settle the vast majority of Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits pending throughout the U.S. According to a report from...
Bayer Says 651 Yaz, Yasmin Blood Clot Lawsuits Have Been Settled
Apr 27, 2012
| Parker Waichman LLP
Bayer AG continues to settle lawsuits alleging its Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills caused serious, life-threatening blood clots in some young...
Report Claims 500 Yaz, Yasmin Blood Clot Lawsuits Settled by Bayer
Apr 13, 2012
| Parker Waichman LLP
Just days after the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) ordered new information about increased blood clot risks associated with Yaz, Yasmin...
FDA Says Yaz, Yasmin May Up Blood Clot Risks, Orders Label Changes for Drospirenone Birth Control Pills
Apr 11, 2012
| Parker Waichman LLP
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it has finished reviewing a number of studies examining the link between Yaz,...
70 Yaz Side Effects Lawsuits Settled as of February, Bayer Says
Mar 12, 2012
| Parker Waichman LLP
The first Yaz side effects lawsuits have reportedly been settled. According to Bayer's latest annual report, the company had resolved 70 lawsuits...



