Legal Opinion
Fermin v. Pfizer Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 18, 2016No. 15 CV 2133 (SJ) (ST)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Sterling Johnson, Jr., Senior U.S.D.J.
Plaintiffs Matthew Fermín, Lichun Huo, Josefina Valdez, and Adriana Sousa (“Plaintiffs”) bring this action against Defendant Pfizer Incorporated (“Pfizer” or “Defendant”) pursuant to the Federal Food Drug & Cosmetic Act (“FDCA”), 21 U.S.C. § 352 et seq., and New York, Florida and California state consumer laws. In short, in this “slack-fill” case, Plaintiffs allege that they were tricked into purchasing the over-the-counter (“OTC”) medicine Advil® (“Advil”) due to the size of Advil’s packaging. Plaintiffs define slack-fill as excessive…
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