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.