The plaintiff brought a medical negligence action against her family physician, alleging he failed to obtain informed consent regarding the increased relative risks of blood clots associated with the birth control pill Yaz.
The plaintiff suffered a stroke shortly after taking sample packs of Yaz provided by the physician.
The court dismissed the action, finding that the physician met the standard of care for disclosure and that the plaintiff would have taken the medication even if fully informed of the statistical risks.
Furthermore, the court held that the plaintiff failed to prove factual causation, as medical evidence indicated her stroke was cryptogenic and not caused by the medication.
