Zoloft Lawsuit Alleges Clubfoot, Heart Defect Caused by Antidepressant
A Pennsylvania couple has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, alleging that side effects of Zoloft caused their daughter to be born with clubfoot and a congenital heart defect. The complaint (PDF) was...
View ArticleAuto Accident Risk May Be Increased With Antidepressant Use: Study
New research suggests that taking antidepressants, sleep or anxiety medication, such as Prozac, Zoloft and Ambien, may increase the likelihood of getting into an auto accident. A study published this...
View ArticleGeneric Wellbutrin XL Recalled, Not As Effective As Original: FDA
Federal health officials have issued a recall for a generic equivalent of Wellbutrin XL, marketed by Teva Pharmaceuticals as Budeprion XL 300 mg, due to a recent study that established the...
View ArticleZoloft, Celexa, Other Antidepressants Linked to Brain Bleeds: Study
New research suggests that there may be a link between the use of popular antidepressants, like Paxil, Zoloft, Prozac and Celexa, and an increased risk of serious or potentially life-threatening brain...
View ArticlePaxil Class Action Lawsuit Over Birth Defects Certified in Canada
A Canadian judge has cleared the way for a class action lawsuit over Paxil birth defects to move forward in that country against the makers of the popular antidepressant, alleging that inadequate...
View ArticleNo Infant Death Risk Seen from Antidepressants During Pregnancy: Study
Use of antidepressants during pregnancy, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), does not appear to increase the risk of stillbirths or infant deaths, according to the findings of new...
View ArticleZoloft Lawsuit Filed Over Child’s Death From Severe Birth Defects
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed by a Wisconsin couple, which alleges that side effects of Zoloft use during pregnancy caused their child to develop severe birth defects and die following birth....
View ArticleSide Effects of Celexa, Lexapro Linked to Heart Beat Problems: Study
The findings of a new study suggest that there may be a connection between side effects of certain antidepressants, such as Lexapro and Celexa, and an increased risk of abnormal heart rhythms, which...
View ArticleZoloft Class Action Lawsuit Claims Pfizer Knowingly Sold Ineffective Drug
A class action lawsuit has been filed over Zoloft, alleging that the blockbuster antidepressant is no more effective than a sugar pill. The complaint (PDF) was brought against Pfizer by a California...
View ArticleZoloft Birth Defect Trials in Federal Court Set to Begin Oct 2014
The judge presiding over all federal Zoloft lawsuits, involving claims brought on behalf of children who developed birth defects after their mothers were given the popular antidepressant during...
View ArticleZoloft Lawsuits Continue to Mount Over Malformations, Birth Defects
More than 400 families throughout the country are pursuing a product liability lawsuit against Pfizer over birth defects and malformations caused by Zoloft, with the number of complaints continuing to...
View ArticleMotion Filed to Establish MDL for Federal Effexor Birth Defect Lawsuits
A request has been filed with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all Effexor birth defect lawsuits filed in the federal court system, asking to centralize the...
View ArticleEffexor Pregnancy Risks Withheld, Birth Defects Lawsuit Alleges
Pfizer faces a new product liability lawsuit brought by a Utah mother, who claims that the drug maker withheld information about the risks of becoming pregnant while taking Effexor, alleging that her...
View ArticleCentralization of Effexor Lawsuits Over Birth Defects Supported by Pfizer
In response to a motion filed last month seeking the consolidation of all Effexor lawsuits before one judge, Pfizer has indicated that it supports the the creation of an MDL, or multidistrict...
View ArticleEffexor PPHN Lawsuit Filed Over Failure to Warn About Pregnancy Risks
Pfizer faces a product liability lawsuit brought by a Texas mother whose daughter was born with persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborns (PPHN), which the complaint alleges was caused by side...
View ArticleEffexor Side Effects Blamed for Child’s Birth Defects in Lawsuit
Pfizer faces another lawsuit filed by a mother who claims that side effects of Effexor use during pregnancy caused her child to be born with serious heart malformations and other birth defects. In a...
View ArticleSSRI Antidepressants May Cause Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Study
Short-term use of some popular antidepressant medications may increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, according to the findings of a new study. In a report published last month in the...
View ArticlePfizer Concealed Zoloft Ineffectiveness, Louisiana Lawsuit Claims
The State of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, saying the drug manufacturer has withheld information about the ineffectiveness of Zoloft, a blockbuster antidepressant that has been used by...
View ArticleBirth Defect Lawyers in Effexor MDL Assigned to Leadership Roles
A group of attorneys have been appointed to serve in various leadership roles in the federal litigation established for claims brought by families who allege their children were born with birth defects...
View ArticleFirst Zoloft Trial in Federal MDL for Birth Defect Lawsuits to Begin Nov. 2014
As the parties involved in the federal Zoloft birth defect lawsuits continue to prepare a small group of cases for early trial dates, the judge presiding over the litigation has issued an order...
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