Schlichter, Bogard & Denton Files Ortho Patch Suit for Death of 17 Year Old Against Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
January 2, 2006 10:06

ST. LOUIS -- On December 16, 2005 Ms. Bintha Lewis, the guardian and representative of the estate of minor Ashley Lewis, deceased, filed a lawsuit in the St. Louis City Circuit Court against Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Inc. along with Miss Lewis' St. Louis City medical doctors and two St. Louis City medical facilities in regard to the death of Miss Lewis as a result of using the Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch. The suit was brought by the firm of Schlichter, Bogard & Denton in St. Louis. At the time of her death, Miss Lewis was seventeen years old and had a one year old child.

Discussion: Birth control patch
Date: December 8, 2005 10:58 AM
Subject: interview request - Inland Empire
I'm a reporter looking for local women who have continued to use the patch despite the FDA warning about its high levels of estrogen, as well as women who have opted for another method of birth control because of worries about the side effects. If you live in Riverside or San Bernardino Counties and wouldn't mind talking....Call Janet Zimmerman at The Press-Enterprise, 951-368-9586, or email jzimmerman@pe.com.

Here is what they have to say at: http://www.yppo.com/birthcontrol.html. On the good side, the Orth Vera (evra) patch is small and easy to apply. Put it one once each week 3 weeks in a row. It contains hormones like in "the pill". The good news is, no pain,... (Read Article)

While easy to use, the patch, some argue, was distributed too quickly and puts women at a higher risk of severe complications than the pill. But many experts defend the method, saying it carries just as much risk of adverse effects as any hormonal contraceptive. THE FLINT JOURNAL FIRST EDITION

The popular contraceptive Ortho Evra is the target of seven product liability suits filed by women claiming the drug maker failed to warn them about the risk of developing blood clots. (East St. Louis Bureau)

Marketed to be as effective as the pill, Ortho Evra is the first skin patch approved by the FDA for birth control. But several months after Jackson resident Rachel Cook started using the patch last year, she experienced chest pains and was hospitalized for... (Read Article)