Minnesota Birth Control Lawsuit Attorney

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Birth Control Patch—Blood Clots
Certain birth control patches have been linked to an increased risk of blood clots that can lead to pulmonary embolism, stroke and heart attack.

Birth Control Patch Lawsuit
There have been a number of lawsuits filed due to injury from the Ortho Evra birth control patch. For lawsuits involving serious injury Johnson & Johnson has been quick to settle:

At a May 2 status conference with U.S. District Judge David Katz in Cleveland, where 73 cases from around the country have been consolidated, a Johnson & Johnson lawyer announced that the company is prepared to settle all suits in which plaintiffs were hospitalized for stroke, heart attacks, pulmonary embolisms or deep vein thrombosis.

The same day, Johnson & Johnson lawyer Susan Sharko wrote to Superior Court Judge Peter Bariso in Hudson County that the company had reached confidential settlements with 11 of the 12 plaintiffs who sued there. (New Jersey Law Journal)

INFORMATION

References:
1. Toutant, Charles, “Quick Settlement Track Predicted for Suits over Johnson & Johnson Contraceptive Patch,” New Jersey Journal of Law, May 15, 2006.
2. FDA News Release, November 10, 2005.

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