Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuit Faces Setback

By Top Class Actions | May 9, 2012

Category: Pharmaceuticals

By Scott Hardy

A woman who took the SSRI drug Zoloft (sertraline HCI) while pregnant and filed a lawsuit because her child was born with a birth defect hit a setback in the litigation. A judge in the Central District of California ruled that a distributor of Zoloft, McKesson, must be removed from the lawsuit.

The plaintiffs, Lisa and Jacob Gray, alleged that Zoloft caused birth defects in their son which required multiple surgeries to fix and that McKesson failed to warn them about the severe side effects of taking Zoloft while Pregnant. The Gray’s Zoloft lawsuit claims that Lisa was prescribed the antidepressant drug Zoloft and took it while pregnant. Once Lisa gave birth to her son she bound that he was born with a congential birth defect called coarctation of the aorta. Coarctation of the aorta is a birth defect which restricts blood flow to the heart. Lisa’s son had to undergo two separate surgeries to repair his heat. The Grays allege in their lawsuit that Pfizer knowingly hid information relating to the risk and severity of side effects from Zoloft.

Patients who took Zoloft while pregnant may not just experience a congenital birth defect like coarctation of the aorta. If your baby was born with a birth defect and you were taking Zoloft or another antidepressant SSRI drug you should talk to an experienced Zoloft attorney. If you would like more information about filing a Zoloft birth defect class action lawsuit, contacting a Zoloft birth defect attorney, or would like to file a Zoloft birth defect personal injury lawsuit just go to the Zoloft Birth Defect Class Action Lawsuit Investigation page. There you can submit your information to attorneys who specialize in Zoloft birth defect lawsuits that are actively investigating all claims regarding birth defects like Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension (PPHN), Atrial Septal Defects (ASD), ventricular septal defects (VSD),abdominal birth defects (omphalocele), cranial birth defects (craniosynotosis), aorta coarctation, hypoplastic right or left heart syndrome, transposition of the great arteries (TGA), tetralogy of fallot (TOF), spina bifida and other problems which may be attributed to Zoloft or another anti-depressant (SSRI) drug taken while pregnant.

Updated May 9th, 2012

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