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Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuits Schedule for Review in July
By Scott Hardy
The judge responsible for the Zoloft birth defect multidistrict litigation (MDL) lawsuits has scheduled the cases to be reviewed on July 12th, 2012. Judge Cynthia Rowley is presiding over the Zoloft birth defect MDL and the meeting with Zoloft plaintiff attorneys and Pfizer’s defense team is expected to produce some immediate results for the birth defect cases they will be reviewing. Many of the Zoloft birth defect lawsuits that will be reviewed allege that the antidepressant SSRI drug causes 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 club feet. One thing that all of the cases have in common that are to be reviewed at the Zoloft MDL conference is that all of them allege the drug caused congenital heart defects or other birth defects.
Birth defects may be caused by many different medications (not just SSRI antidepressant drugs like Zoloft) and only an attorney can determine if one of the medications taken during pregnancy may be responsible for the birth defect. Zoloft lawsuits often include a study performed by Pfizer before Zoloft was approved by the FDA in 1991 which points to their knowledge of the risk of taking Zoloft while pregnant. Pfizer conducted animal trials which found that Zoloft caused severe side effects in animal fetuses. Even though Pfizer knew of the risk of birth defects Zoloft lawsuits allege that Pfizer did nothing to warn doctors and patients of the danger to the unborn baby.
Parents around the nation have file lawsuits alleging that taking Zoloft while pregnant caused their baby to born with congenital heart defects or other birth defects and the bulk of these cases have been included in the Zoloft birth defect MDL to be reviewed in July. The conference taking place in July may result in some of those cases being moved back to state court rather than being enjoined to the federal Zoloft birth defect MDL.
SSRI and Antidepressant medication has been found to cause serious and severe birth defects like congenital heart defects, low birth weight, cardiovascular problems, still birth or babies born with PPHN. Thousand of families are expected to file Zoloft lawsuits against Pfizer to help pay for medical treatment, and pain and suffering damages, which their children have endured to repair or treat Zoloft related birth defects.
Some patients on Zoloft have opted to file a Zoloft class action lawsuit. Filing a Zoloft class action lawsuit may not be in the best interest of everyone. It’s important that those affected by Zoloft side effects speak with a qualified Zoloft attorney to determine their best course of action which may be filing an individual lawsuit against Pfizer. If your baby was born with a birth defect and you were taking Zoloft, another antidepressant SSRI drug like Paxil, or another SSRI drug, you should speak with an experienced birth defect attorney.
If you would like more information about filing a Zoloft birth defect class action lawsuit, would like to contact a Zoloft birth defect attorney, or would like to file an individual Zoloft birth defect lawsuit just go to the Zoloft Birth Defect Class Action Lawsuit Investigation page. You can submit your information to attorneys who specialize in Zoloft related birth defect lawsuits, and other SSRI antidepressant drug birth defect lawsuits, that are actively investigating all claims regarding birth defects like Craniosynostosis, 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, Autism, club feet and other problems which may be attributed to Zoloft or another anti-depressant (SSRI) drug taken while pregnant. It is Pfizer’s responsibility to properly warn users of their drugs of the possibility of severe birth defects and if you feel you were not warned of the risk of birth defects an attorney may be able to help. Contact a Zoloft birth defect attorney now.
Updated June 4th, 2012
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