One of the most concerning side effects of the popular birth control pill sold by Bayer Pharmaceuticals as Yasmin is the increased risk of blood clots, which can lead to other more serious—and even potentially life threatening—conditions. Pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, heart attack,... Read More

Once again, Chief Judge David R. Herndon, the judge overseeing the Yaz MDL in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District Illinois, has pushed back pretrial deadlines, thus postponing the start of bellwether trials, in an attempt to get the parties to reach a... Read More

Settlements for plaintiffs who have experienced serious side effects associated with the popular birth control medications Yaz and Yasmin have reached into the millions, after hundreds of plaintiffs received side effects settlements recently. Drug maker Bayer has agreed to pay out at least $110 million... Read More

An FDA advisory panel has decided to keep the controversial contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin on the market, despite the growing number of lawsuits over blood clots and other side effects. The 26-member panel voted 15 to 11 in favor of keeping Yaz (drospirenone) on the... Read More

Finally, some good news for women suffering from side effects from Yaz: A U.S. law firm is reporting that Bayer Healthcare, the manufacturer of Yaz, has consented to pay Yaz settlements for about 70 lawsuits. Women plaintiffs involved in these cases have experienced blood clots,... Read More

The United States' Food and Drug Administration's advisory panel announced in December 2011 that they had come to the conclusion that warning labels on the popular birth control medication Yaz were not sufficient enough to adequately inform patients of the risks associated with the medication.... Read More

On January 24, 2012, Donna L. Praus of North Dakota filed a lawsuit against Bayer Pharmaceuticals in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Praus joins thousands of others around the country who have also filed Yaz lawsuits.  Allegations contained in these complaints include... Read More

When Judge Herndon issued the order to postpone the first bellwether trial for the Illinois Yaz multidistrict legislation (MDL), he explained that he did not believe the "bellwether plan" would be in the best interests of either the plaintiffs, who allege that they were not... Read More