Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Pfizer, Inc.
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided May 31, 2006No. 8:05CV18PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BATAILLON, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on defendants’ motions for summary judgment, Filing Nos. 39 and 46, and request for hearing, Filing No. 71. Defendants contend that plaintiffs’ claims rely on Nebraska common law which has been preempted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Plaintiffs have sued the defendants for strict liability and negligence causes of action. They alleged that the drug Zoloft, manufactured and sold by Pfizer, and the drug Effexor, manufactured and sold by Wyeth and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, caused their son Jacob Jackson to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Medtronic, Inc. v. LohrSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Crosby v. National Foreign Trade CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Cliff v. Payco General American Credits, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In Re Zyprexa Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2007
- McDarby v. Merck & Co., Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2008
- Knipe v. SmithKline BeechamDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2008
- Brockert v. WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2009
- Sykes v. Glaxo-SmithKlineDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
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