Women who use the Ortho Evra birth control patch are at risk to suffer from life-threatening blood clots and strokes.
Our law firm is representing women across America with Ortho Evra injuries.
Ortho Evra is a trademark of Ortho-McNeil Pharma-
ceuticals
Inc. and is used for product identification purposes only.
Ortho Evra Lawsuit: Claims Made Against Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch
In personal injury lawsuits, the national law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is representing women who allegedly suffered serious side effects, including strokes and pulmonary embolisms, after using the Ortho Evra birth control patch.
Ortho Evra Lawsuit Defendants
The defendants in the Ortho Evra lawsuits are Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Johnson and Johnson, and Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development, LLC f/k/a R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute. These companies designed, researched, manufactured, tested, advertised, promoted, marketed, sold and distributed the Ortho Evra Patch.
Submit Your Case
Lieff Cabraser represents individuals and the families of individuals across America who have been become seriously ill or have died after the use of the Ortho Evra birth control patch.
Submit
your case to an experienced
personal injury attorney
or feel free to telephone
us toll-free at 1-800-541-7358
and ask to speak with
lawyer Heather Foster.
Ortho Evra Lawsuit: Charges Made Against Defendants
Plaintiffs charge
that Defendants failed to perform sufficient tests on women using and/or wearing
the birth control patch during clinical trials. Instead, Defendants relied heavily
on safety and risk information derived from studies of contraceptive pills, stating, "[t]he
following information is derived primarily from studies of birth control pills.
Since Ortho Evra® contains hormones similar to those found in birth
control pills, it is expected to be associated with similar risks."
Plaintiffs charge that safety information that applies to birth control pills does not entirely and/or necessarily apply to the Ortho Evra Patch, including the risk of blood clots and strokes. Plaintiffs specifically allege that:
Defendants knew or should have known that the intake of hormones contained in Ortho Evra through the Patch would result in a level of estrogen (ethinyl estradiol) much higher (approximately 60% higher) than the levels associated with intake through the oral route, such as with birth control pills.
Defendants failed to conduct sufficient testing that would allow them to appropriately determine the safety, dangers, and risks associated with higher levels of hormones caused by intake of hormones contained in Ortho Evra through the Patch system versus an oral route such as through birth control pills.
Defendants falsely represented that Ortho Evra was as safe as the Pill, when, in fact, Defendants knew or had reason to know that there was no such evidence.
As a result of the defective nature of the Ortho
Evra Patch, users of the birth control patch are at a greatly increased risk
of serious dangerous side effects, including pulmonary embolism, venous thromboembolisms,
blood clots, myocardial infarctions ("heart attacks"), coma and/or
death, as well as other severe and personal injuries.
Contact An Ortho Evra Lawsuit Attorney
If you or a family member have suffered a serious injury or a loved one died after being prescribed the Ortho Evra Patch, you may be eligible to file a claim. Lieff Cabraser is representing women across America with Ortho Evra injuries.
Please contact an attorney at Lieff Cabraser to discuss your legal rights at no cost or obligation. We will handle all inquiries with the strictest confidentiality and sensitivity. Inquiries from Canada and other nations are also welcome.
You are also welcome to call us
toll-free at 1-800-541-7358. Please ask to speak with
injury lawyer Heather Foster.
We also welcome inquiries from counsel considering referring a case. Lieff Cabraser has strong relations with the plaintiffs’ bar across the United States, Canada and other nations.
About Lieff Cabraser
Founded in 1972, Lieff Cabraser
Heimann & Bernstein, LLP is an over-fifty-attorney
law firm with offices in San Francisco, New York and
Nashville. For the last seven years, the National
Law Journal recognized Lieff Cabraser as one of the
top plaintiffs’ law firms in America.
For our personal injury cases, we bring a team of experienced lawyers. Each client is assigned an individual lawyer. In addition, we have on staff multiple nurses, legal assistants, scientific analysts and case clerks to assist the attorneys. To learn more about our firm, click here.
Additional Lieff Cabraser
Information: Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP, with offices in San Francisco, New York and Nashville, is one of the largest law firms in the United States that
represents only plaintiffs. We have been nationally recognized for our representation
of victims of dangerous and defective medical products. We are representing Ortho Evra birth control patch patients in individual peronal injury lawsuits.
Our clients come from across America, including the states of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Wyoming. Learn more about our firm.
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Trademark Notice:
Ortho Evra is a trademark of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals Inc. and is used for
product identification purposes only. The law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein,
LLP, is in no way affiliated with Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals Inc. or its subsidiary,
Ortho Women's Health.
