Legal Opinion
Miller v. Pfizer Inc.(Roerig Division)
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided February 11, 2002No. Civil Action 99-2326-KHVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
VRATIL, District Judge.
Mark and Cheryl Miller claim that their 18-year-old son Matthew committed suicide because he took Zoloft — a prescription drug which Pfizer Inc. manufactured for treatment of depression. See Amended Complaint (Doc. # 92) filed December 16, 1999. The Millers seek to hold Pfizer liable for Matthew’s wrongful death. Count I of their complaint alleges that Pfizer is strictly liable for marketing defects and misrepresentations about Zoloft. Count II alleges that Pfizer is liable under common law negligence theories for failing to test and warn about the…
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