Big Loss in Zoloft Birth Defect MDL

Summary Judgment was granted in favor of drug maker Pfizer in over 300 Zoloft birth defect claims on Tuesday April 5, 2016.  This effectively ends the MDL which was consolidated in 2012. Plaintiffs in the MDL alleged that the use of Zoloft during pregnancy resulted in birth defects including heart defects and that Pfizer knew…

Paxil Birth Defect Case Dismissed Mid-Trial

A Philadelphia judge dismissed a case against GlaxoSmithKline on April 4, 2016 pursuant to a motion for compulsory nonsuit after the Plaintiffs rested their case. The case alleged that the antidepressant Paxil that was prescribed to plaintiff Elisabeth Balser caused cardiac defects in her son.  He was born with a condition known as tetralogy of…