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Yasmin, Yaz Gallbladder Cases Settled For $24 Million By Bayer; Payouts Are $2,000-$3,000
Posted on 18 Mar 2013 by Tom Moylan

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — (Mealey’s) Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay $24 million to resolve claims of plaintiffs who allege that they developed gallbladder disease or underwent gallbladder surgery as a result of using Yasmin or... Read More

Tags: gallbladder disease , In Re: Yasmin and Yaz [Drospirenone] Marketing , drospirenone , Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals , Litigation , multidistrict litigation , Yaz , Gallbladder Resolution Program , Settlement , birth control pills , Yasmin , Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation , drugs and medical devices

Another Generic YAZ Birth Control Pill Is Approved, Just One Week Before FDA Drug Safety Meeting
Posted on 7 Dec 2011 by Thomas J. Lamb

Coincidence, But Ironic, Given Several Recent Medical Studies Which Suggest Drospirenone (DRSP) Causes Blood Clots (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com ) On November 29, 2011 Watson Pharmaceuticals issued this press release, "Watson's... Read More

Tags: Gianvi , drug injury , drospirenone , Ocella , Syeda , drug safety , Safyral , Beyaz , FDA , Loryna , Zarah , blood clots , Yaz , Yasmin , DRSP , Vestura , side effects

Burg Simpson Leads National Litigation Against DePuy Orthopaedics
Posted on 2 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

DENVER - Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine P.C., one of the nation's leading plaintiff litigation law firms, has announced that shareholder Seth. A. Katz has been appointed by Judge David A. Katz to serve as a member of the Plaintiffs'... Read More

Tags: hip implant , Celebrex , Denver law firms , heparin , Denver lawyers , ASR XL Acetabular Hip System , Bextra , contact lens solution , Ortho Evra , fen-phen , Vioxx , Litigation , multidistrict litigation , Seth. A. Katz , lawsuit , DePuy , ReNu with MoistureLoc , Yaz , Gadolinium , birth control pills , Yasmin , Burg Simpson , mass tort , Zyprexa , birth control patch

Weitz & Luxenberg Attorney Ellen Relkin To Co-Chair Major DePuy Litigation
Posted on 1 Feb 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

NEW YORK - Weitz & Luxenberg has announced that Ellen Relkin, one of the leading attorneys in its Defective Medicines and Medical Devices Litigation Unit, has been selected to co-chair the Plaintiff's Executive Committee acting on behalf of the... Read More

Tags: New York law firms , class action , Hydroxycut , products liability , medical devices , Accutane , DePuy Orthopaedics , metallosis , Weitz & Luxenberg , Litigation , Plaintiff's Executive Committee , Yaz , Yasmin , New York attorneys , ASR Hip Implant , Ellen Relkin