April 18, 2006 at 23:00:00

Ortho-McNeil Knew Ortho-Evra Patch Was Lethal

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By Evelyn Pringle, Posted by Evelyn Pringle (about the submitter) Page 3 of 3 page(s)

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In November 2005, a federal lawsuit was filed in Madison, Wisconsin, by the parents of the youngest patch victim, Alycia Brown, a 14-year-old eighth-grader, who died on May 7, 2004, after using the patch for 8 weeks, when blood clots developed in her lower pelvis. The medical examiner listed the patch as a likely contributing factor in her death.

In another case, twenty-five-year-old, Sasha Webber, a Baychester, NY mother of two, died of a heart attack in March 2004, after 6 weeks on the patch.

In many instances it is difficult to determine with any degree of certainty that a specific product did in fact cause a death or an injury. Such is not the case with the Ortho patch, experts say, because the injuries and deaths are occurring in young women of child-bearing age, who in most cases have no prior history of health problems.

For information for injured parties go to Lawyers and Settlements

http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/orthoevra.html

Evelyn Pringle
evelyn.pringle@sbcglobal.net

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