Yaz Blog
Posted on Jan 4, 2012 By Jennifer Williams
In an order filed on December 31, 2011 the federal judge presiding over the Yaz/Yasmin MDL litigation, officially delayed the start of the first bellwether trial slated to begin next Monday, January ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2011 By Jennifer Williams
An article out today on Bloomberg.com states that units of Bayer AG, Germany's largest drug maker, may have promoted its birth control pills, Yasmin and Yaz, for unapproved uses. The article also ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 By Jennifer Williams
A new study published November 6, 2011 in the Canadian Medical Association Jounral links oral contraceptives containing drospirenone (Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella, Beyaz) with a higher risk of venous ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Jennifer Williams
The FDA released the report today from its study of the relative risks of various combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs). The study compared recently marketed CHCs including Yasmin/Yaz, Ortho Evra ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2011 By Allen Law Firm
A new study published in the British Medical Journal today confirms previous studies that concluded users of Yaz and Yasmin are at least at twice the risk of venous thromboembolism compared with users ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Jennifer Williams
On September 26, 2011 the FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication regarding its safety review of drospirenone-containing oral contraceptives such as Yasmin and Yaz. The FDA bulletin states that while ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2011 By Jennifer Williams
In Order handed down on August 18, 2011, Judge Herndon, presiding Judge of the Yaz/Yasmin federal court litigation, indicated that he is working on a plan to "engage the parties in settlement ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2011 By Jennifer Williams
The New Jersey court in charge of the Yaz/Yasmin consolidated litigation in that state has recently issued a bellwether trial schedule. The plan laid out in Case Management Order 25 sets the first ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2011 By Jennifer Williams, Esq.
On June 9, 2011, Judge Herndon set the bellwether trial schedule for the Yaz / Yasmin litigation in the federal court multidistrict litigation (MDL). The first case set for trial involves a young ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2011 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
On May 31, 2011 the FDA issued a safety alert warning of a possible increased risk of blood clots associated with birth control pills containing drospirenone. Drospirenone is a hormone found in the ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2011 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
April 25, 2011 - Two articles published in British Medical Journal over the weekend confirm previous studies that show an increased risk of venous thromboembolic events including stroke , pulmonary ...
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Posted on Apr 19, 2011 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
On April 18, 2011 the Canadian Medical Association Journal published an article that reports a statistically significant increase in the risk of gallbladder diseases associated with dropserinone, ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2011 By Yaz Lawyers
The Pennsylvania State Court Judge Sandra Moss overseeing the consolidated litigation involving Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills has established a bellwether trial schedule similar to the one ...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2010 By Allen Law Firm
As previously reported, the first "bellwether" case in the Yaz / Yasmin Multi-District Litigation will involve a woman who suffered a pulmonary embolism . Because so many of the women who have sued ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2010 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
Members of the Plaintiffs Steering Committee and Defendants Steering Committee have chosen the first twenty-four Yaz/Yasmin cases from which the first bellwether trials will be chosen. Plaintiffs and ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2010 By Jennifer Williams
The Judge overseeing the Yaz / Yasmin multidistrict litigation has ordered that the first Yaz/Yasmin lawsuit go to trial beginning September 12, 2011. The Court's order detailed the process for ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2010 By Jennifer Williams
The FDA recently approved Watson Laboratories, Inc.'s female oral contraceptive pill marketed as Zarah. Zarah is the generic equivalent to Yasmin, the birth control pill marketed by Bayer. Bayer had ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2010 By Jennifer Williams
The Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits filed in federal courts across the country were consolidated in a multi-district litigation less than a year ago and already there are almost 4,000 plaintiffs who have ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2010 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
According to a recent hearing in the federal court handling the Yaz and Yasmin MDL lawsuits, the cases are moving forward through the discovery stage. During the discovery period, the parties exchange ...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2010 By Jennifer Williams
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on Monday found that clinical trials for drugs are more likely to show positive results when they are funded by the pharmaceutical industry. ...
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Posted on Jul 29, 2010 By Jennifer Williams
In the last two months alone, over 700 Yasmin / Yaz lawsuits have been filed in the federal multidistrict Yaz litigation. That brings the total number of Yasmin / Yaz lawsuits filed in federal court ...
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Posted on Jul 20, 2010 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
It is important to recognize the signs you may be having a stroke while taking Yaz, Yasmin, Ocella or Gianvi birth control pills. It is imperative that you seek medical attention immediately if you ...
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Posted on Jun 22, 2010 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
You can now follow the Yaz lawyers from Jackson Allen Williams, LLP on Facebook. Click here to find out more. On Jackson Allen Williams' Yaz Lawyers Facebook page, women who have been serious injured ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2010 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
This June, Teva Pharmaceuticals announced that it would beginning selling a generic form of the Yaz birth control pill called Gianvi. Promptly following this announcement, Bayer filed a patent ...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2010 By Jennifer Williams
The Yaz/Yasmin litigation in the federal court MDL and state court consolidations are proceeding through the discovery phase including preliminary depositions and extensive document review. In the ...
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