Legal Question in Product Liability in Massachusetts

I have been with my boyfriend for 4 years, and although we might want to have a kid one day, I did not want to have one now. I am starting the nursing program next semester, I worked very hard for it (I have a 4.0 GPA) and I will not be able to go if I don't terminate this pregnancy. I was taking my birth control until I got a recall letter from the pharmacy telling me that there was a problem with it. I stopped having sex with my boyfriend that day, and it has been almost 2 months. Last night I decided to take a test, and all 8 of them are positive. We just moved into an apartment last week and we signed a year lease on it. It is not a de leaded apartment, so if I wanted to follow through with this pregnancy I would have to break my lease, lose money and move again. And our things are not even unpacked yet. I suffer from severe depression, I take 8 different medications and I would never get pregnant willingly taking these medications. I would have stopped them first. My life was finally coming together. I don't know what to do. I don't even have money for an abortion, and I don't know if it would affect my chances of getting pregnant in a couple of years when I will be ready. Please help me. If you can�t, do you have any suggestions?


Asked on 4/06/12, 7:28 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Craig J. Tiedemann Kajko, Weisman & Colasanti, LLP

When did you sign the lease (i.e., was it within 3 days?), and/or what does the lease specifically say as to disclosure (or not) of potential lead levels? If there is no written lease, then what did the landlord say about lead (or not)? And when did he say this? Were there witnesses? Answer these questions and I will try to help.

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Answered on 4/06/12, 10:46 pm
Christopher Vaughn-Martel Charles River Law Partners, LLC

I am currently representing another woman who was taking birth control manufactured by Pfizer when she became pregnant. Pfizer issued a national recall of certain birth control medications earlier this year because it had mistakenly switched pills containing birth control medication with placebo pills. Please feel free to contact my office if you would like to explore pursuing compensation from Pfizer as part of this recall. You should preserve whatever evidence you have of your birth control, i.e. packages, receipts, lot numbers, and any information you can get from your pharmacist. You are not alone!

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Answered on 4/08/12, 5:34 am


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