Legal Opinion
Cartwright v. Pfizer, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided March 31, 2005No. 6:04CV292PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT
STEGER, District Judge.
Came on this day for consideration the Defendant Pfizer Inc’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Federal Preemption) and Memorandum in Support (Docket No. 13). After careful consideration, the Court is of the opinion that the following order should issue.
Background and Procedural History
This is a products liability case arising from the suicide death of Bethany Cartwright. According to the Plaintiffs’ Complaint, two weeks prior to her death, Mrs. Cartwright was prescribed Zoloft by a local physician’s assistant. She had taken Zoloft before, but was…
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