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Contraceptive NuvaRing Linked to Harmful Side Effects, Lawsuits Ensue

ajd@girardgibbs.com — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:00:59 +0000

Merck, the manufacturer of the NuvaRing hormonal contraceptive, is defending itself from over 1,000 plaintiffs who allege that their device is to blame for diagnoses of stroke, blood clot, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. More »

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Bayer Sets Aside $610.5 Million for YAZ Settlements

cyc@girardgibbs.com — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:30:16 +0000

In July of 2012, Bloomberg News reported that Bayer was settling certain YAZ and Yasmin lawsuits. In one category of blood clot cases, the company said that it paid $402.6 million in settlements, at about $212,000 per case. Bayer also reported that it will set aside $610 million to resolve YAZ claims. More »

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Conflicting Interests in the Yaz Panel Review

cyc@girardgibbs.com — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:45:20 +0000

The FDA recently considered whether or not to keep Yaz and Yasmin type birth control pills on the market. While the panel ultimately decided that the drugs should stay on the market, it was later reported that four of those panel members who voted in favor of keeping the contraceptives on the market (in a 15-11 vote) had financial ties to manufacturer, Bayer. More »

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Yaz & Yasmin Now Required to Carry Stronger Warning Labels

cyc@girardgibbs.com — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:49:41 +0000

The Food and Drug Administration recently voted to strengthen the warning labels for Yaz and Yasmin. This came after the birth control medications narrowly won a vote by the FDA on whether or not to allow the drugs to stay on market at all. This is just the latest in a longstanding debate over the safety of the drugs' primary ingredient, drospirenone. More »

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Yaz & Yasmin Lawsuits Settle

dsh@girardgibbs.com — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:00:24 +0000

The first of many Yaz & Yasmin side effect lawsuits filed have officially settled out of court. More »

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Yaz & Yasmin Users Receive Insurance Company Questionnaire

dsh@girardgibbs.com — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 22:42:31 +0000

Recently, many women received letters from their insurance companies regarding use of Yaz, Yasmin, or Ocella. More »

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National Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits Filed Across the Country

ajd@girardgibbs.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:13:16 +0000

Hundreds of Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits have been filed across the United States. Most of these lawsuits have been filed in federal courts, and recently those lawsuits have been centralized in the Yaz Multi-District Litigation. More »

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Girard Gibbs LLP and the Danko Law Firm File a Federal Lawsuit against the Makers of Yaz and Yasmin

dsh@girardgibbs.com — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:07:39 +0000

The law firms of Girard Gibbs LLP and the Danko Law Firm have filed a federal lawsuit against Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Berlex Laboratories alleging that the companies concealed the health risks associated with the top-selling birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin. More »

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FDA Warnings to the Makers of Yaz and Yasmin

dsh@girardgibbs.com — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:42:22 +0000

The Food & Drug Administration found that several ads and commercials within the Yaz and Yasmin marketing campaigns used misleading advertising which minimized the side effects involved with taking these birth control pills and portrayed them as safer than they have been proven to be. More »

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