Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Jennifer Williams
Bloomberg news reported today that Bayer announced it has settled 651 cases alleging that its birth control pills, Yaz and Yasmin, caused sometimes-fatal blood clots that can lead to deep vein ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Jennifer Williams
Last week Bloomberg news reported that Bayer AG, Germany's largest drugmaker, has agreed to pay at least $100 million to settle about 500 lawsuits involving Bayer's oral birth control pills, ...
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Posted on Apr 10, 2012 By Jackson Allen Williams, LLP
The FDA announced to today that the drug labels for drosperinone-containing birth control pills, including Yasmin and Yaz, will be changed to include warnings regarding the increased risk of blood ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2012 By Jennifer Williams
In its 2011 Annual Report released today, Bayer admits it has settled 70 Yaz/Yasmin lawsuits. According to the report Bayer had reached agreements, without admission of liability, to settle the claims ...
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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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