Bayer's annual revenue report reveals that in 2012, the company reached settlements in approximately 4,800 Yaz side effects lawsuits and paid out more than $1 billion in settlements (a total of more than $1.5 billion when all litigation expenses are included). Thousands more Yaz lawsuits... Read More

More than 10,000 plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against Bayer over life-threatening Yaz side effects. Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella are oral contraceptives that have been marketed as effective birth control methods that may also relieive symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, such as bloating and acne. However, all... Read More

On February 25, 2013, a Yaz lawyer filed a lawsuit alleging that the Bayer manufactured birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin, as well as the generic form of the drug Ocella, caused side effects in the plaintiffs. The case involving 22 plaintiffs from 18 states... Read More

An Oklahoma mother was forced to have her arm amputated after Yaz blood clots caused the limb to die, according to a lawsuit filed against Yaz manufacturer Bayer. Mother saw dying hand turn black According to the Yaz side effects lawsuit, the 32-year-old mother, Brandy... Read More

The Bayer manufactured oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin became widely used in the United States in 2006. Marketed as birth control drugs that could simultaneously reduce symptoms of PMS and acne, they became popular. A warning letter was sent to Bayer by the FDA in... Read More

Three plaintiffs filed suit last year in a Yaz and Yasmin lawsuit field in California Superior Court in Los Angeles County. The lawsuit was filed on October 9, 2012, by three women: Sandra Rinehardt, Jacquitta Ward, and Dewanna Williams. All three women used either Yaz,... Read More

A new lawsuit was filed by a Yaz lawyer against Bayer Corporation, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, and others alleging severe and personal injuries as a result of the oral contraceptive. The case was filed on January 23, 2013, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern... Read More

The number of lawsuits from women alleging blood clots and other complications from Yaz has grown substantially in the wake of the stronger label warning ordered by the FDA in April 2012. A July 2012 statistics report from the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation... Read More