Plaintiffs Failed to Show Zoloft Misrepresentation Caused Boy's Suicide, Kansas Judge Rules

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Plaintiffs claiming that defendant Pfizer's alleged misrepresentation of the antidepressant Zoloft caused or contributed to their 13-year-old son's suicide have not shown general or proximate causation, a federal district court in Kansas has ruled, granting Pfizer's motion for summary judgment on plaintiffs' claims of marketing defect, misrepresentation and failure to warn. Miller, et al. v. Pfizer Inc., No. 99-2326-KHV (D. Kan.).

After a thorough review of Zoloft's history and package labeling, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas concluded on Feb. 11 that additional warnings as proposed by plaintiffs would not have changed plaintiffs' …