Another test of willpower Oct 21, 2009
She made sure she was on birth control - a contraceptive patch called Ortho Evra ... She s now convinced that Ortho Evra, the target of thousands of lawsuits across the country, had taken her daughter ... Thousands of lawsuits have been brought against the makers of Ortho Evra, Johnson & Johnson, by women who used it and suffered heart attacks, strokes, or blood clots. (Boston Globe)
Burg Simpson Files Yasmin/Yaz Lawsuits Jul 11, 2009
Mr. Burg and Ms. Abaray currently serve as co-lead counsel in the Ortho Evra Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1742. They are leading the firm's Yasmin and Yaz litigation and expect to file additional lawsuits in the coming weeks. (PR Newswire)
Mass-Tort Treatment Sought for Suits Over Ortho-McNeil Antibiotic Levaquin May 13, 2009
Middlesex County, by contrast, has seven mass torts: asbestos, Ciba-Geigy environmental contamination, Gadolinium contrast agents, hormone replacement therapy, Ortho Evra, Risperdal/Seroquel/Zyprexa and Zometa/Aredia. Bergen County has four, over Depo-Provera, Digitek, NuvaRing and a toxic dump site in Mahwah. (Law.com)
J&J Agrees to Settle Evra Lawsuits in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia Feb 28, 2009
7 million to resolve U.S. lawsuits filed by women who suffered blood clots, heart attacks or strokes after using the Ortho Evra birth-control patch, agreed to settle similar claims in three Canadian provinces. the worlds largest maker of health-care products, avoided trials through the confidential settlements in the U.S. and took the same approach in Canada with 22 plaintiffs in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
