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Woman files Ortho Evra birth control patch lawsuit after miscarriage

September 15th, 2006

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…)

Ortho Evra birth control patch lawsuit filed by Kentucky woman

August 9th, 2006

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…)

Manufacturer issues new Ortho Evra side effects warning

April 1st, 2006

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…)

Dozens in Missouri, Illinois file Ortho Evra lawsuit

March 1st, 2006

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…)

Ortho Evra users at twice the risk of blood clots, study shows

February 23rd, 2006

Women who use the Ortho Evra birth control patch (made by Ortho-McNeil, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson) double their likelihood of developing blood clots, compared with women taking oral birth control pills, according to interim results from a study funded by Ortho-McNeil. (more…)

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