Law360, New York (January 30, 2012, 7:11 PM ET) -- Pfizer Inc. on Monday asked a New York federal court to stay an action over birth defects allegedly caused by the antidepressant Zoloft, part of a push to simplify things while a federal panel decides whether to consolidate nearly 60 related cases.
The drugmaker told U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe that it makes sense to freeze a suit brought by parents Paula Peska and Scott Day, who claim Zoloft caused congenital defects that killed their young child.
The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation is deciding...
Pfizer Wants Court To Pause Zoloft Birth Defects Suit
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