Ortho-McNeil is currently facing more than 500 birth control patch lawsuits from former users of the Ortho Evra patch. But experts say that this number may rise sharply in the coming months because of a Food and Drug Administration study which examines the side effects of Ortho Evra. (more…)

A 24-year-old Texas woman has filed an Ortho Evra birth control patch lawsuit against Ortho-McNeil, maker of the Ortho Evra patch. Elizabeth Barraso says that after using Ortho Evra, she suffered severe blood clots that eventually led to the miscarriage of her child. (more…)

An Ortho Evra lawsuit has been filed by a Kentucky woman who claims that she was injured as a result of using the birth control patch. Tonya Dingess’ lawsuit against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson, is believed to be the first birth control patch lawsuit filed by a woman from the Bluegrass State. (more…)

Ortho-McNeil, maker of the Ortho Evra birth control patch, says that users face an elevated risk of birth control patch side effects compared with uses of traditional birth control pills. The company says that because the Ortho Evra birth control patch delivers a 60% higher dose of estrogen than does the pill, users are more likely to suffer Ortho Evra side effects such as blood clots, heart attack and stroke. (more…)

Two dozen women in Missouri and Illinois have filed an Ortho Evra lawsuit against Ortho-McNeil, the manufacturer of the popular birth control patch. The Ortho Evra lawsuit contends that using it caused the women to experience severe Ortho Evra birth control patch side effects—including blood clots, heart attack, stroke and even death—their Ortho Evra lawyer says. (more…)