42 results

• Club Foot Lawsuit Filed Over Zoloft Use Early in Pregnancy

  March 18, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A Georgia mother is suing Pfizer on behalf of her daughter, who was born with a clubbed foot after the mother took Zoloft during pregnancy.

• Side Effects of Zoloft in Pregnancy Linked to Risk of Heart, Skull Birth Defects: Study

  January 30, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study's findings link the use of Zoloft during pregnancy to an increased risk of heart and skull birth defects.

• Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuits Moving Forward, As New Plaintiffs’ Expert Allowed

  January 9, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge will allow plaintiffs in Zoloft litigation to present new expert testimony to show how the drug could cause birth defects.

• Pfizer Seeks Dismissal of Zoloft Lawsuits Over Birth Defects Suffered by Children

  November 6, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  Pfizer is seeking to have all Zoloft birth defect lawsuits dismissed after a federal judge rejected human causation arguments by plaintiffs' expert witnesses.

• Zoloft Birth Defects Experts Allowed To Testify Subject to Restrictions

  August 15, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge will allow some plaintiffs experts to testify over the protests of the makers of Zoloft, but restricted what they could opine about regarding how the drug could cause birth defects.

• Zoloft Lawsuits Remanded Back to State Courts in Pennsylvania, Missouri

  June 6, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge has sent several Zoloft lawsuits back to state courts in Pennsylvania and Missouri for further proceedings.

• First Trial Date for Birth Defect Lawsuit Over Zoloft Pushed Back to Jan. 2015

  May 8, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  A federal judge has agreed to delay the first Zoloft bellwether trial until January 2015 to give Pfizer more time to prepare its case.

• Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuits Moving Forward in Courts Nationwide

  March 6, 2014

  Austin Kirk

  A number of trials involving Zoloft birth defects are scheduled, as a growing number of lawsuits are filed by families throughout the U.S.

• PPHN Risk Seen with SSRI Antidepressant Use While Pregnant

  January 16, 2014

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study finds that late-term prenatal exposure to some antidepressants increases the risk of respiratory birth defects in newborns.

• Motion Filed To Modify Zoloft Lawsuit Trial Pool in Federal MDL

  December 31, 2013

  Austin Kirk

  Plaintiff attorneys are asking for changes to the Zoloft birth defect trial pool selection process, reducing the number of cases that must be prepared.