Mother Charges Yaz Birth Control Pill Killed Her College Student Daughter
In January 2010, Leah Mayfield was rushed to the hospital after passing out in the shower. Less than an hour later she was dead. The official cause of death was a pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs). At the emergency room, a doctor informed Traci Mayfield that Yaz, a prescription birth control pill Leah had been taking, could have caused the blood clot.
In a report by the CBS affiliate TV station in Nashville, Tennessee, Traci Mayfield spoke of her love for her 20-year old daughter Leah, “We were more than mother/daughter, we were best friends. She blossomed into a beautiful young lady [in college].”
Leah and Traci Mayfield
Traci Mayfield has filed a lawsuit against Bayer, the manufacturer of Yaz, for death of her daughter, and is warning others of the dangers of Yaz. (Ms. Mayfield is represented by Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP). Watch the news report.
If you or a loved one have been injured or died as a result of taking Yaz or Yasmin, please visit Lieff Cabraser’s Yaz/Yasmin legal information page or call us toll-free at 1-800-541-7358. Our personal injury attorneys and legal nurse consultants will promptly review your case for no charge or obligation on your part.
