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Yaz and Yasmin are two of the most popular oral contraceptives on the market. However, tragically, these birth control pills have proven fatal for at least 50 women, according to reports made to the FDA. Yaz and Yasmin present an increased risk of potentially fatal side effects over other birth control pills.

 Causes of Yaz and Yasmin deaths

Numerous life-threatening side effects are associated with the use of Yaz and Yasmin, including:

• Deep vein thrombosis
• Heart attack
• Blood clots
• Liver damage
• Pulmonary embolism
• Stroke

If a woman does not receive adequate and immediate treatment for any of the above conditions, these side-effects can result in death.

Increased risk for Yaz and Yasmin fatal side effects

Yaz and Yasmin are more dangerous for some women than others. Women with the highest risk of developing a fatal Yasmin/Yaz side effect are those who:

• Are over the age of 35
• Are obese
• Excessively consume alcohol or use illicit drugs
• Have heart disease
• Are undergoing hormone therapy
• Smoke
• Have had a stroke
• Have high cholesterol
• Have high blood pressure

Yaz and Yasmin wrongful death lawsuits

If you have lost a loved one or family member due to fatal side effects from Yaz or Yasmin, you should contact a Yaz/Yasmin lawsuit attorney immediately about bringing a wrongful death lawsuit.

A successful Yaz wrongful death lawsuit can result in compensation for funeral and burial expenses, medical expenses and pain and suffering.  

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Women who take Yaz or Yasmin should be aware that these birth control pills present an increased risk of arrhythmia, which is an irregular heartbeat.

Under normal circumstances, your heart beats at a rate that is relative to your current level of activity and comfort. An arrhythmia occurs when your heart rate becomes abnormal for some reason.

Arrhythmias can be placed into one of two main categories:

Tachycardia: Tachycardia occurs when the heart is beating too fast, specifically, at a rate of over 100 beats per minute.

Bradycardia: Bradycardia occurs when a person’s heart rate is too slow, specifically, at rate of less than 60 beats per minute for an adult who is awake.

If your heart rate drops below 50 beats per minute, enough blood may not be pumping to your organs. As a result, you can begin to experience serious side effects, including:

• Dizziness
• Fatigue
• Chest pains
• Fainting
• Confusion
• Heart palpitations
• Weakness
• Shortness of breath

In the worst cases, complications from arrhythmia can include:

• Stroke
• Cardiac arrest
• Blood clots
• Death

Sadly, there is no cure for arrhythmia. Instead, patients must undergo long-term treatments and rehabilitation as well as attend regular checkups.

If you believe you have experienced arrhythmia as a result of taking Yasmin or Yaz, you should immediately contact your physician. Additionally, you can also contact the Yaz and Yasmin lawsuit attorneys of Fears | Nachawati for free legal advice.

Women who have been injured, including by arrhythmias, as a result of taking Yaz or Yasmin birth control may be able to bring a lawsuit against the maker of these drugs.

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The number of lawsuits filed over the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin is now at nearly 1,100. This is according to an annual report released by Bayer, the manufacturer of Yasmin and Yaz.

Experts are predicting that the number will continue to rise as thousands of women in both Canada and the United States are considering bringing lawsuits after suffering injuries from taking Yasmin and Yaz.

According to Bayer’s 2009 annual report, which was released last month, among the lawsuits filed have been five Yaz and Yasmin class action lawsuits – three in the United States and two in Canada.

The lawsuits all involve similar issues, which are claims that Yaz, Yasmin and the generic version Ocella increase a woman’s risk of suffering a heart attack, stroke, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism or gallbladder disease, among other injuries. At least 50 deaths in the United States alone have been linked to the use of Yaz or Yasmin.

In their Yasmin and Yaz lawsuits, the plaintiffs are arguing that Bayer failed to perform adequate research on the safety of the birth control pills and failed to warn users of the increased health risks associated with Yaz and Yasmin.  

Additionally, many of the Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits allege that Bayer was deceptive in its advertising of the birth control pills, over-emphasizing certain supposed benefits of the drugs without also fully disclosing the  potential increased risks of serious side effects posed by Yaz and Yasmin.

In fact, Bayer was formally warned about the deceptive advertising by the FDA and subsequently forced to run a series of ads correcting the misleading claims made in previous commercials.

If you or someone you love has been injured as a result of taking Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella, contact a Yaz/Yasmin lawsuit attorney today for legal advice.

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All Yasmin, Yaz and Ocella lawsuits filed in New Jersey state courts have been consolidated as a mass tort. These Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits will now be centralized under one judge for coordinated handling of the cases.

On February 18^th, New Jersey’s Administrative Office of the Courts ordered that all Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella litigation in the state be assigned to Judge Brian R. Martinotti. Judge Martinotti presides over Bergen County Superior Court. All case management and trial issues in pending and future Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella lawsuits will now be overseen by Judge Martinotti.

The consolidation was requested by Judge Donald Volkert jr., who sits in Passaic County where more than a dozen Yasmin and Yaz lawsuits are pending.

The purpose of consolidating the Yaz lawsuits and Yasmin lawsuits as a mass tort is to avoid duplication and prevent conflicting rulings that may arise if the numerous cases are tried throughout the state.

Note, however, that the cases will remain individual actions and have not been consolidated. Moreover, Judge Martinotti has the discretion to send the cases back to the original county where they were filed for either resolution or trial.

This latest mass tort designation is not the first time that Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits have been consolidated. In October of 2009, all currently pending Yasmin and Yaz lawsuits in federal courts were consolidated for coordinated and centralized pre-trial proceedings. Those proceedings will be overseen by Judge David R. Herndon of the District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Also, all pending Yasmin and Yaz lawsuits in Pennsylvania state courts were consolidated last September.

In general, the Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella lawsuits center on the increased risk of heart attack, heart arrhythmias, blood clots, stroke, embolisms and gall bladder disease presented by the birth control pills.

Additionally, these birth control pills may cause a dangerous increase in a woman’s level of potassium, leading to a condition called hyperkalemia. Hyperkalemia can result in serious health problems.

For more on the recent New Jersey mass tort designation of Yasmin, Yaz and Ocella lawsuits, click here for the complete article.

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Potassium is an essential nutrient, necessary for normal cell functioning. However, an abnormal increase in the body’s level of potassium can lead to serious and life-threatening conditions, such as cardiac arrest and arrhythmia.

The birth control pills Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella may have a much greater effect on a woman’s potassium levels than other birth control pills. The reason is that Yaz and Yasmin contain the progestin drospirenone, and drospirenone may significantly increase potassium levels.

Yasmin, Yaz and Ocella all contain 3 mg of drospirenone. The condition of elevated potassium levels associated with drospirenone is known as hyperkalemia.

Symptoms of high levels of potassium in the blood include:

• Nausea
• Irregular heartbeat
• Weaknesses
• Weak, slow or absent pulse
• Changes in breathing patterns
• Loss of consciousness

If you or someone you love has suffered an injury because of an increase in potassium levels caused by taking Yaz or Yasmin, contact the Yaz/Yasmin lawyers of Fears | Nachawati today to receive free legal advice.

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Pre-trial proceedings for nearly 25,000 Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits are underway in a federal courthouse in East St. Louis, Illinois.

Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits have been filed by women all over the United States, but all the cases will be handled by U.S. District Chief Judge David Herndon as a multidistrict litigation assignment.

Herndon will be presiding over the pretrial discovery. He may then hold “bellwether trials” that will serve as examples for courts in other districts around the country, says Herndon.

In multidistrict litigation (MDL), civil lawsuits making similar legal claims filed against a common defendant in different federal districts are moved to a single district for pre-trial matters, such as discovery and evidentiary rulings, in an effort to avoid duplicate fact-finding and inconsistent pretrial rulings.

The decision to hand the cases to Herndon was made by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in Washington D.C. The panel is made up of seven federal judges who are appointed by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

The defendant in these lawsuits is Bayer Corp., the maker of the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin. In the Yaz/Yasmin lawsuits, the plaintiffs are alleging that the drugs cause heart attacks, strokes, pulmonary embolism, gallbladder disease, cardiac arrhythmia, kidney failure and even sudden death.

Health risks associated with Yaz and Yasmin have been linked to the drugs’ use of a new type of progestin called drospirenone. This hormone, which is not used in other birth control pills, may increase potassium levels in the blood, leading to a condition known as hyperkalemia.

If you or someone you love has been injured by taking Yaz or Yasmin, contact Fears | Nachawati today to receive free legal advice.

For more on the Yaz/Yasmin pre-trial proceedings, click here for the article from the Belleville News-Democrat.

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Gallbladder disease is a potential – and serious – side effect of Yaz and Yasmin birth control. Gallbladder disease includes infection, stones, inflammation or obstruction of the gallbladder. Women from all over the United States are seeking the counsel of Yaz and Yasmin lawyers after developing gallbladder disease as a result of taking these birth control pills.

The function of the gallbladder, which is located under the liver, is to store and concentrate the bile produced by the liver. This bile helps your body digest fats and is released from the gallbladder into the upper small intestine. Gallbladder disease is a result of a condition that slows or obstructs the flow of bile out of the gallbladder.

Symptoms of gallbladder disease include:

• Fever
• Heartburn
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Chest pain
• Chills
• Shaking
• Abdominal pain

If you have developed gallbladder disease as a result of taking Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella, you should seek the immediate advice of a Yaz/Yasmin lawyer. A Yaz lawyer can advise you on your legal rights and help you understand your options, including bringing a Yaz or Yasmin lawsuit.

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The birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin have been found to increase the risk of pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary embolism is a medical condition that occurs when an artery in the lung is blocked, preventing blood from getting to the lungs.

Yasmin and Yaz increase the risk of blood clots, which are the most common cause of pulmonary embolisms. A pulmonary embolism can occur when a blood clot breaks free from where it formed and travels through the blood stream to the lungs.

Symptoms of a pulmonary embolism include:

• Rapid heart beat
• Sudden shortness of breath
• Excessive sweating
• Chest pain
• Fever
• Leg swelling
• Fainting or lightheadedness
• Wheezing
• Weak pulse
• Anxiety

Pulmonary embolisms can be highly fatal. About one third of people with an undiagnosed and untreated pulmonary embolism will die. Those who do survive may suffer from heart damage or pulmonary hypertension.

If you or someone you loved has suffered a pulmonary embolism or other injury as a result of taking Yaz or Yasmin, contact the Yaz lawyers of Fears | Nachawati today for free legal advice. To speak with a Yasmin lawyer, simply email us or phone us toll free at 1.866.705.7584.

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Yaz and Yasmin have recently been the subject of numerous lawsuits across the country as women taking these fourth generation birth control pills have experienced serious and sometimes deadly side effects.

Yasmin and Yaz contain a progestin called “drospirenone,” which poses increased health risks over birth controls containing other types of progestin. Drospirenone is unique to Yaz and Yasmin, making these birth control pills, and their generic counterpart Ocella, more dangerous than other pills.

While drospirenone dramatically increases the health risks associated with using birth control, there is no evidence that it makes Yaz or Yasmin more effective at preventing pregnancy than older generation birth control pills.

Yaz/Yasmin side effects may increase the risk of:

• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Kidney stones
• Gallbladder disease
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Pulmonary embolism
• Cardiac arrhythmia
• Pancreatitis
• Death

If you or a loved one has been injured as the result of taking Yaz or Yasmin, contact Fears | Nachawati today for free legal advice. To speak with one of our Yaz/Yasmin lawyers at no charge, email us or phone us toll free at 1.866.705.7584.

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Women across the United States are bringing Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits because they have suffered serious, adverse side-effects after taking these birth control pills.

If you have been injured by taking Yaz or Yasmin, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your injuries and related expenses.

“Damages” is the legal term for the financial compensation awarded to a plaintiff in a successful lawsuit. A woman who successfully brings a Yasmin or Yaz lawsuit will be awarded damages that represent compensation for her physical injuries, emotional suffering and financial losses.

The damages you could potentially recover if you win your Yaz/Yasmin lawsuit include:

• Medical expenses, both past and future
• Long-term care
• Out-of-pocket expenses
• Lost wages
• Loss of future earnings
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional trauma

For free legal advice about Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits, contact Fears | Nachawati today. To receive your no charge consultation with one of our Yaz/Yasmin lawsuit attorneys, simply email us or phone us toll free at 1.866.705.7584.

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Yaz and Yasmin are known to pose grave health risks to the women who take them. These risks include abnormal blood clotting and, as a result, strokes and heart attacks. In fact, the birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin have been reported to increase the risk of blood clots by more than 600%.

This increased risk of blood clots comes from the key ingredient in Yaz and Yasmin: Drospirenone. Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella are the only birth control pills that use drospirenone.

Blood clotting is a normal and necessary function of the body. However, Yasmin and Yaz can cause your blood to clot when it is unnecessary and can cause clots to form in your blood vessels, veins and arteries.

The danger arises when one of these abnormal blood clots breaks away from the vessel, vein or artery on which it formed and enters the blood stream. The clot can potentially cause a blockage near the heart, preventing blood from reaching the heart and resulting in a heart attack.

Another danger is that of the abnormal blood clot traveling through the blood stream to the brain. Again, a blockage can be created, preventing blood from flowing to the brain and resulting in a stroke.

If you have been injured by taking Yaz, Yasmin or Ocella, contact Fears | Nachawati today for free legal assistance. To speak with a Yaz lawsuit attorney today, simply email us or phone us toll free at 1.866.705.7584.

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No, neither Yaz nor Yasmin have been recalled. However, the drugs have both been the subject of numerous personal injury lawsuits around the nation. The maker of Yaz and Yasmin, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, also received a warning letter from the FDA over misleading advertising.

Even though neither type of birth control has been recalled, the fact remains that both drugs pose the serious risk of grave, even deadly, side effects. Yasmin and Yaz have been linked to heart attacks, strokes, gallstones, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolisms.

If you have been injured by taking Yaz or Yasmin, contact Fears | Nachawati today for free legal advice. To speak directly with a Yaz and Yasmin lawsuit attorney, simply email us or phone us on our toll free number at1.866.705.7584.

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Yaz and Yasmin are oral contraceptives taken for pregnancy prevention. Many women who have taken Yaz and Yasmin have suffered severe and life-threatening side effects. Tragically, some women have even died from taking Yaz and Yasmin.

Side effects of Yasmin and Yaz include:

• Stroke
• Heart attack
• Blood clots
• Pulmonary embolism
• Gallbladder damage
• Deep vein thrombosis
• Death

Yaz and Yasmin are more dangerous than other oral contraceptives because they both contain drospirenone. Drospirenone is a diuretic that can drastically increase a woman’s potassium levels. Significantly increased potassium levels can lead to both blood clots and gallbladder damage.

Women who have been injured as a result of taking Yaz or Yasmin birth control are eligible to bring a Yaz lawsuit and seek compensation for their losses.

If you or a loved one has been the victim of Yaz or Yasmin side effects, contact us today. Fears | Nachawati is a leading law firm representing victims in Yaz side effect lawsuits. To learn more about Yasmin and Yaz lawsuits, contact us to receive free legal advice. You can email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call us on our toll-free helpline at 1.866.705.7584.

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Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits are growing in frequency across the country as women suffer from serious Yasmin and Yaz-related side effects. For the attorneys representing these victims, there are several legal grounds for bringing Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits.

Common claims being brought against Bayer, the maker of Yasmin and Yaz, include:

• Strict product liability
• Deceptive advertising
• Negligence
• Fraud
• Fraudulent and intentional misrepresentation
• Breach of warranty
• Failure to warn consumers of Yaz and Yasmin’s serious, and sometimes life-threatening, side effects
• Failure to exercise ordinary care in the testing and manufacturing of Yaz and Yasmin
• Failure to conduct adequate clinical tests and studies to determine whether Yasmin and Yaz were safe

If you have suffered or are suffering from the side effects of Yaz or Yasmin, contact Fears | Nachawati for free legal assistance. One of our Yaz lawsuit attorneys will review your case and answer your questions about your legal options. Simplyemail us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call us on our toll-free number at 1.866.705.7584 to receive your free consultation.

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Gallbladder disease is among the several dangerous side effects of Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills. Throughout the U.S., women who have taken Yaz or Yasmin have developed gallstones as a result. In many cases, these women have had to undergo gallbladder removal surgery.

Yasmin and Yaz present an increased risk of gallbladder disease because of the ingredient drospirenone. Drospirenone is a diuretic, and medical studies have shown that long-term use of diuretics can lead to gallbladder disease.

The gallbladder assists with the body’s digestive process. Bile is stored in the gallbladder until the body needs it to digest fats. The gallbladder then contracts, pushing the bile into the common bile duct. Gallstones form when bile is stored in the gallbladder for too long, allowing the liquid to harden into small stone-like pieces.

Yaz and Yasmin can increase the level of cholesterol in the bile while at the same time decreasing gallbladder contractions. The symptoms of Yaz gallbladder disease include:

• Abdominal pain and bloating
• Diarrhea
• Nausea
• Jaundice

If you have suffered from gallbladder disease as a result of taking Yaz or Yasmin, contact Fears | Nachawati today. The Yaz lawsuit attorneys of Fears | Nachawati will provide you with free legal advice and answer all of your questions about your possible Yasmin or Yaz lawsuit. Email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call us on our toll-free number at 1.866.705.7584.

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Yaz and Yasmin, birth control pills made by Bayer, are potentially more dangerous to women than other contraceptives on the market today. In fact, the claims made in Yaz and Yasmin side effect lawsuits are finding support in two studies recently published in the British Medical Journal. These studies showed that users of Yaz and Yasmin are 6.3 times more likely to suffer blood clots. Blood clots can lead to fatal health problems including strokes, heart arrhythmia and heart attacks.

The reason that Yaz and Yasmin pose such dramatic health risks to users is an ingredient in the pills called drospirenonem. Drospirenonem is a progestin, which is a type of hormone that causes changes in the uterus. Yasmin and Yaz are the only birth controls on the market that contain drospirenonem.

The problem with drospirenonem, which is at the center of the recent Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits, is that this progestin increases the user’s level of potassium. Our bodies need potassium because it helps to regulate out heartbeats. However, if our body has too much potassium it can lead to a condition known as hyperkalemia. Hyperkalemia can lead to cardiac arrhythmia, which is the medical term for an irregular heartbeat.

Lawsuits over Yaz and Yasmin are chockfull of confusing medical terminology, but the bottom line is clear: these two types of birth control pills are dangerous and have lead to serious injury, and even death, for many women.

Fears | Nachawati is currently taking Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits. We represent victims of Yaz and Yasmin side effects in bringing legal claims to obtain the compensation they deserve.

Contact us today to receive free legal advice about your possible Yasmin or Yaz lawsuit. The consultation is free, and you are under no further obligations. To speak with one of our Yaz and Yasmin lawsuit attorneys,simply email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call us on our toll-free number at 1.866.705.7584 for a free consultation.

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In October of 2008, the FDA issued a warning letter to Yaz notifying the birth control manufacturer that two of its commercials made deceptive claims.

The ads in question included a commercial in which women were seen releasing balloons labeled with symptoms of PMS as “Good Bye to You” played in the background. The second commercial cited in the FDA warning letter is one that featured women punching, kicking and pushing balloons, which were also labeled with PMS symptoms, while the song “We’re not gonna take it” played.

In the warning letter, the FDA pointed to two specific claims made in the Yaz commercials that constituted deceptive advertising. First, the FDA said the ads implied that Yaz helps lessen or eliminate the symptoms of PMS when in fact the birth control is only intended as treatment for PMDD.

Second, said the FDA, the ads gave the impression that Yaz treats acne of all severity levels when, in actuality, it is only approved for the treatment of moderate acne.

In 2009, 27 state attorneys general joined together to file a Yaz false advertising lawsuit against Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Yaz. As part of the lawsuit settlement, Yaz agreed to run a new ad to correct the misleading information contained in the offending two commercials.

Yaz is potentially more dangerous to women than other contraceptives due to specific ingredients contained in the Yaz pill. These two deceptive ads encouraged women to take Yaz for purposes other than birth control. Because Yaz became increasingly popular as a treatment for acne and PMS, more women were exposed to the risk of the pill’s life-threatening side effects.

If you or a loved one has suffered from Yaz side effects, contact us today. At Fears | Nachawati we represent victims in bringing Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits. We believe in holding these companies responsible for the injuries their product has caused. To receive free legal advice about Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits, email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call our toll-free number at 1.866.705.7584.

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