On September 10, 2012, a new lawsuit alleging birth defects from the use of Zoloft while pregnant was filed on behalf of ten plaintiffs by Zoloft attorneys. The case, Lentz et. Al. v. Pfizer Inc., was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern... Read More

A New York couple has filed a lawsuit against Zoloft drug maker Pfizer, claiming that the antidepressant Zoloft is responsible for the birth defects experienced by their deceased son. The lawsuit was filed on August 17, 2012, in the United States' District Court for the... Read More

A new lawsuit recently added to the Zoloft MDL was jointly filed on September 7, 2012 by 10 plaintiff couples, all of whom have children who were born with serious birth defects allegedly caused by the mothers' ingestion of Zoloft during pregnancy. The complaint was... Read More

In 1991, Zoloft (sertraline) was approved by the FDA to treat depression. Not long after it was on the market, patients began to report serious complications with the drug. A warning was added to the label by the FDA in 2005 to advise doctors and... Read More

Zoloft (sertraline), manufactured by Pfizer, is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used to treat depression. But the drug has been associated with various side effects after taking Zoloft especially birth defects in babies when taken by pregnant mothers. Examples of birth defects include persistent... Read More

The Zoloft MDL added five new lawsuits on August 13, 2012, all filed by parents alleging that their children were born with birth defects caused by the use of Zoloft by their mothers during pregnancy. The lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court,... Read More