Dangerous Forms Of Birth Control Result In Hundreds Of Lawsuits

Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against manufacturers of dangerous contraceptives such as Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra Patch and Bayer Healthcare's Yaz & Yasmin birth control pills over serious injuries and deaths of young woman across the nation. Here's a closer look at these drugs and those they've injured:

Ortho Evra Patch

Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra Patch is a once-a-week birth control patch that is advertised as being as safe as traditional daily use birth control pills to avoid pregnancy. However, it has been linked to deep-vein thrombosis, blood clots in the lungs and legs and pulmonary thrombosis which can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Over 20 deaths have been linked to the patch so far and the company has reportedly paid out over $70 million to settle hundreds of product liability lawsuits alleging that it knew about Ortho Evra's dangerous side effects, but failed to warn consumers and downplayed the risks that came with the drug’s high estrogen levels.

• Latest Ortho Evra victim. The latest Ortho Evra victim was a 17 year old college student from Massachusetts. According to an article in the Boston Globe, 17 year old Adrianna Niedner died from a pulmonary embolism after being on the patch for a short time. Her mother simply cannot understand how this could happen as Adrianna was described as young, slim and athletic.

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Yaz & Yasmin birth control pills

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutical's Yaz and Yasmin are birth control pills are taken for approximately three weeks and then a placebo is taken for the remainder of the month. Both drugs contain drospirenone & ethinyl estradiol (estrogen) which can dangerously increase potassium levels. Yaz and Yasmin's dangerous side effects include heart attacks, strokes, pulmonary embolisms, kidney and/or liver damage and many others.

Hundreds of product liability lawsuits and some wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against the company by women who have been injured or by family members in cases where women have died. The Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits allege that Bayer knew about the drugs' risks, failed to warn consumers and used questionable advertising campaigns which led women to believe that the drugs alleviated the symptoms of PMS (premenstrual syndrome) and controlled acne.

• Latest Yaz / Yasmin victim. The latest Yaz / Yasmin victim is Candice Richardson, a young Texas woman had been taking one of Bayer's birth control pills before becoming pregnant. A blood clot resulted in the stillbirth of her daughter 27 weeks into her pregnancy. She filed a lawsuit against Bayer alleging manufacturing and design defects, inadequate warnings, negligence, negligent misrepresentation and/or fraud, breach of express and implied warranties and violations of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act led to her daughter's death.

Birth control lawsuits

Birth control injuries and birth control deaths are actionable. If you've been injured or a loved one has died, contact an experienced Yaz and Yasmin lawyer () or Ortho Evra Patch lawyer to discuss your situation. You may be entitled to compensation such as lost wages, medical expenses, pain and suffering, attorneys’ fees and punitive damages.

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