Johnson and Johnson has paid over $60 million in settlements to women who suffered blood clots, a heart attack or a stroke while using their Ortho Evra birth control patch. Despite these settlements and the potential for these serious injuries, the Ortho Evra patch is still on the market making Johnson and Johnson millions of dollars.
For the past couple of years the FDA has conducted a safety review of the Ortho Evra patch, but has not decided if the patch should be removed from the market. This, despite the fact, that the Ortho Evra patch exposes women to more than 50% more estrogen as compared to the traditional birth control pills.
Recently an NBC News report indicated that NBC News had obtained private internal documents from Johnson and Johnson which suggest that the company knew about an increased risk of death in connection with using the Ortho Evra birth control patch, but put women in danger anyway.
If you or a loved one suffered blood clots, a heart attack or stroke while using an Ortho Evra patch, you should contact an Ortho Evra injury attorney because you may have a significant claim. The Solberg, Stewart, Miller and Tjon law firm can be contacted at 1.877.237.3166 (toll free) or 237.3166 in Fargo, North Dakota or Minnesota. Also, you can contact the Solberg law firm at mmiller@solberglaw.com
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