Ortho-Evra Users v Johnson & Johnson, Ortho McNeil

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Women Sue Maker of Birth Control Patch

Case ID: 4369

Category: Drugs / Medical

Last Update: 08/02/2005

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Ten women filed a lawsuit seeking class action status against patch manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ortho McNeil on July 25, 2005. The lawsuit claims the birth control device caused them to suffer strokes and blood clots.

The lawsuit, filed in Hudson County, N.J. Superior Court alleges that the popular Ortho Evra birth control patch is "defectively designed" and "unreasonably dangerous."

The suit seeks punitive damages against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (Research) and its subsidiary, Ortho McNeil, the patch's manufacturer.

One of the Austin, Texas-based plaintiffs' attorney handling the case said the clients listed in the suit include women ranging from 18 to 47 from Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio and Oklahoma. All have suffered debilitating long-term health problems, they claim, as a result of using the birth control patch.

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