Legal News: Idaho Woman Sues Drugmaker Over Ortho Evra Patch Problems

Weitz & Luxenberg is no longer accepting Ortho Evra cases.

In legal news in Boise, Idaho, a woman using the Ortho Evra birth-control patch is now suing Johnson and Johnson, as well as drugmaker Ortho McNeil, after developing deep vein thrombosis.

According to a report in The Associated Press, Katy McKellips Braman, 17, began using the patch in 2004, and developed a dangerous blood clot just a month after being on the Ortho Evra patch.

Braman is suing to get the companies to pay her damages and to cover the costs of future medical treatment.

In a warning last month, the Food and Drug Administration issued an updated warning on the label of the Ortho Evra birth-control patch, informing consumers that women who use it face the possibility of an increased risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs if they use Ortho Evra instead of The Pill.

Weitz & Luxenberg is no longer accepting Ortho Evra cases.

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