Legal Opinion
Selig v. Pfizer, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 13, 2000PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Louis B. York, J.
Defendant Pfizer, Inc. (Pfizer) moves for an order (i) direct*601ing a Frye hearing to determine whether the testimony of plaintiffs’ proposed expert on medical causation is admissible, or, alternatively, (ii) excluding plaintiffs’ proposed expert testimony on causation and granting summary judgment in favor of Pfizer.
Background
In this products liability action, plaintiff Robert Selig (Selig) alleges that he suffered a heart attack on July 8, 1998, as a result of taking Viagra, a drug manufactured by Pfizer, which has been approved by the Food and Drug…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. MiddletonNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. WernickNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Parker v. Mobil Oil Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Selig v. Pfizer, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Ratner v. McNeil-PPC, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. LeGrandNew York Supreme Court · 2002
- DeMeyer v. Advantage AutoNew York Supreme Court · 2005
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