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In Re: Zoloft

  1. June 02, 2017

    3rd Circ. Upholds Pfizer Win In Zoloft Birth Defect MDL

    The Third Circuit on Friday upheld a lower court's decision to exclude the testimony of a statistician and grant Pfizer summary judgment in more than 300 cases claiming its antidepressant Zoloft caused babies' heart defects, finding that the expert's methods were unreliable.

  2. January 25, 2017

    Judge Excluded Zoloft MDL Expert Too Soon, 3rd Circ. Told

    An attorney for consumers alleging Pfizer Inc.'s antidepressant Zoloft caused congenital birth defects told the Third Circuit on Wednesday that the Pennsylvania federal judge who tossed the case excluded an expert witness before determining if the testimony showed the drug caused the adverse effect.

  3. October 19, 2016

    Legal, Biz Groups Back Pfizer In 3rd Circ. Birth Defect Row

    Various legal and business groups Tuesday urged the Third Circuit to uphold a court's exclusion of a statistician's testimony and toss of 300-plus cases claiming Pfizer Inc.'s Zoloft caused infant heart defects, saying the reliability of an expert's evidence is a question for a court, not a jury.

  4. October 12, 2016

    Pfizer Asks 3rd Circ. To Uphold Its Win In Birth Defect MDL

    Pfizer told the Third Circuit on Tuesday that a lower court didn't misstep in excluding the testimony of a statistician and granting the pharmaceutical company summary judgment in more than 300 cases claiming Zoloft caused babies' heart defects, saying that data overwhelmingly belies the expert's opinion.