{"id":204,"date":"2015-12-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/women-claim-defective-birth-control-packaging-led-to-pregnancies\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:34:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:34:13","slug":"women-claim-defective-birth-control-packaging-led-to-pregnancies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/women-claim-defective-birth-control-packaging-led-to-pregnancies\/","title":{"rendered":"Women claim defective birth control packaging led to pregnancies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An old product recall case has sparked a lawsuit brought by nearly 120 women against a pharmaceutical company. The recall happened back in 2011 and involved birth control pills. The pills were apparently packaged out of order, which potentially left women vulnerable to pregnancy. More than half a million blister packs were recalled after one customer noticed the pills were out of order.<\/p>\n<p>Of the women involved in the lawsuit, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/womens-health\/birth-control-mix-results-113-pregnancies-lawsuit-alleges-n462586\" target=\"_blank\">more than 100 became pregnant and 94 of them carried the child to term<\/a>. They are suing the company, as well as other companies that were involved in making and distributing the pills under other brand names, seeking damages for medical costs, lost income and for some, the cost of raising a child.<\/p>\n<p>A similar lawsuit was recently rejected class-action status by a U.S. district judge. The judge said he considers each woman\u2019s case unique and that each one should be weighed individually based on its specific and circumstances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/women-claim-defective-birth-control-packaging-led-to-pregnancies\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Women claim defective birth control packaging led to pregnancies\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An old product recall case has sparked a lawsuit brought by nearly 120 women against a pharmaceutical company. The recall happened back in 2011 and involved birth control pills. The pills were apparently packaged out of order, which potentially left women vulnerable to pregnancy. 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