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• Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuits Dismissed Over Lack of Causation Experts

  April 12, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Nearly 300 Zoloft birth defect lawsuits were dismissed and consolidated federal proceedings ended after a federal judge ruled that plaintiffs could not prove that the antidepressant caused birth defects.

• Pregnant Women Need More Education On Antidepressant Birth Defect Risks: CDC

  January 29, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  The CDC warns that many women of reproductive age are taking antidepressants which could cause birth defects if they get pregnant, saying more education on the risks are needed.

• Zoloft Lawsuit Over Birth Defect Risk in MDL Scheduled For Trial in March 2016

  October 2, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  The first Zoloft bellwether trial is now scheduled to go before a jury on March 3, 2016.

• Zoloft Birth Defect Trial in Philadelphia Ends in Defense Verdict

  June 12, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  A jury in Phialdelphia has returned a defense verdict in the second state trial over Zoloft birth defects.

• Pfizer Urged to Update Birth Defect Warnings for Zoloft Last Year, Internal Report Suggests

  June 9, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  New reports show that Pfizer knew there was a risk Zoloft was linked to birth defects for years and was warned to update label warnings by one of its own scientists last year.

• Order of Zoloft Trials Over Birth Defects Set in MDL

  May 11, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  The order of the first five Zoloft birth defect lawsuits to go to trial in federal courts has been announced by the federal judge overseeing the consolidated cases.

• Defense Verdict Returned in First Zoloft Birth Defect Jury Trial

  April 20, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Pfizer has won the first Zoloft birth defect trial in state court in Missiouri after a jury decided the company's label warnings were sufficient.

• Lawsuit Over Zoloft Pregnancy Risks Goes to Trial in St. Louis

  April 15, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Trial is underway in Missouri state court for a Zoloft birth defect lawsuit, with early evidence suggesting Pfizer has known about the potential risks for pregnant women's unborn children.

• Zoloft Bellwether Trial Scheduled to Begin in January 2016

  April 7, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  The first trial date for a Zoloft birth defects lawsuit is set to begin in early 2016 in the federal MDL.