Our Yaz recall attorneys are investigating personal injury cases nationwide for people who have been injured due to Yaz birth control side effects. Yaz is a popular birth control pill that has been linked to heart attacks, blood clots, and stroke in women.

Yaz Risks

Yaz was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2006 for the treatment of moderate acne, treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), and pregnancy prevention. Controversy surrounded Yaz when Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc released a commercial that downplayed the harmful risks of the drug and claimed to be treatment for women’s menstrual problems. The pharmaceutical company is blamed for causing an estimated 50 deaths since the drug was released. Yaz personal injury attorneys have been filing lawsuits on behalf of the women injured and on behalf of the families who have lost their wives, mothers, and daughters because of the oral contraceptive.

Yaz has been linked to serious illnesses that can result in death. The dangerous side effects of Yaz are:

  • Kidney Failure
  • Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
  • Severe Cardiac Arrhythmia
  • Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
  • Heart Attack
  • Blood Clots
  • Stroke

The Bayer Company released Yasmin birth control in 2001, but Yaz uses a different hormone. Dropirenon (DRSP) is used in Yaz birth control pills, which increases the potassium in the body. This spike in potassium can lead the risk of severe kidney and heart problems in women..

What We Know About Yaz

Our Yaz recall attorneys have read the many reports from the Food and Drug Administration and researched the studies done on the birth control pill. When Yaz released the misleading advertisement, the FDA issued Bayer a letter warned them of the false information and required the company to correct the misleading message. The pharmaceutical company released another commercial that corrected the advertisement, but by that time millions of women had begun using the birth control.

Our personal injury attorneys have learned that drug companies that mislead buyers by leaving out serious health risks are putting the customers in a dangerous situation. The most dangerous misleading information from the commercial was the downplay of the side effects of Yaz. The Bayer Company did not reveal the fatal side effects that the Yaz birth control could have and put millions of women at risk. The Bayer Company was also required to clarify that the pill did treat premenstrual dysphoric disorder, but not premenstrual syndrome (PMS). The menstrual ailments have some similar symptoms, but they are considered two separate disorders. The FDA only approved Yaz for the treatment of PMDD not both disorders. The commercial advertisement for YAZ implied that the drug had been approved for the treatment of PMS.

Injury attorneys began legal action in 27 states following the warning letter from the FDA. Bayer agreed to pull the misleading commercials and spent $20 million on another advertising campaign that corrected the false information and warned women of the dangers of Yaz. The drug company made millions of dollars with their misleading campaign and many women have suffered or are currently suffering from deadly side effects when they thought they were safe.

Our Yaz Lawsuits

Our Yaz injury attorneys are filing lawsuits for women who have suffered severe injury from using the birth control. The drug’s side effects cause abnormal blood clotting that could cause a heart attack or stroke in the women that use the drug. Our Yaz attorneys are committed to holding the pharmaceutical company responsible for misleading their customers and knowingly risking the lives of the women who believed their advertisement.

Cases involving injury caused by medication are categorized as product liability. When a medicine like Yaz causes injury, the victims have the right to compensation. Although the defective composition of the drug is easy to prove to a jury, proving injuries related to Yaz can be more difficult. Our Yaz recall attorneys bring in experts to prove the injury case to the jury.

Yaz Recall Legal Fees

One of the first questions the Yaz injury attorneys receive is about the legal costs of product liability cases. Myers Injury laws experienced injury attorneys have had so much success in the past product liability cases they have worked that they work on a contingency fee basis. Expenses for product liability cases such as the Yaz recall can reach up to more than $100,000 and we know that you have enough to deal with already, so we do not charge you any upfront fees to get involved with your case. We will never send you a monthly bill or require a retainer for our services. If we do not recover for you, you do not pay anything. When your case is concluded, the Yaz injury attorney will take a percentage of the recovery and deduct the expenses for the lawsuit.

Consult an Attorney Immediately

If you or a family member has been injured or died as a result to the hazardous side effects of Yaz, please consult an experienced product liability personal injury attorney immediately. Our Yaz injury attorneys are dedicating to helping you get compensation for Bayer’s failure to warn women of the dangers of Yaz. Every state has a different statute of limitations for product liability cases, so it is important to speak to a Yaz recall attorney as soon as you begin to show symptoms of the dangerous side effects.