The mother of a college student with Warren County ties who died suddenly last year is suing the maker of Yaz birth control, alleging the drug contributed to her daughter's death.



Michelle A. Pfleger, 18, of Independence Township, was walking to class at Elon University in North Carolina when she collapsed and died, the university reported.



An autopsy determined Pfleger, a Hackettstown High School graduate, died from cardiac arrest triggered by pulmonary thromboemboli, a blood clot in the lung.



The wrongful death lawsuit, filed against Bayer Corp. on Tuesday in Philadelphia, is seeking in excess of $50,00 in compensatory and punitive damages, plus interest and reimbursement of attorneys' fees.



Yaz, according to the suit, was sold without adequate warnings about potential side effects and risks of injuries.



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