Bernstein Liebhard Files Complaint in YAZ/Yasmin MDL
On October 7, 2009, Bernstein Liebhard LLP filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York against Bayer, the manufacturer of Yasmin and YAZ birth control pills, on behalf of a California couple, Scott and Heather Crawford,Crawford v. Bayer et. al. 7:09-cv-8550 (S.D.N.Y.) The complaint lists eleven causes of action including claims for strict product liability, negligence, breach of warranty, negligent misrepresentation and/or fraud, violation of New York’s General Business Law and loss of consortium.
The Crawfords’ lawsuit alleges that, as a result of Bayer’s misleading claims regarding the effectiveness and safety of YAZ, Ms. Crawford was prescribed and began using YAZ in 2007. The lawsuit further alleges that Ms. Crawford suffered a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lungs) later that same year as a direct result of her use of YAZ. Click here for more information.