Legal Opinion
Motus v. Pfizer Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 9, 2004No. Nos. 02-55372, 02-55498PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Flora Motus claims that her husband suffered from an adverse reaction to the drug Zoloft, which she contends induced him to commit suicide. She argues that Pfizer Inc., as Zoloft’s manufacturer, is liable because the company failed to provide adequate warnings to doctors of alleged side-effects associated with the antidepressant. The district court granted Pfizer’s motion for summary judgment, holding that Motus failed to establish a sufficient causal link between her husband’s suicide and Pfizer’s conduct. See Motus v. Pfizer, Inc., 196 F.Supp.2d 984…
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