Pfizer's Award of Summary Judgment in Zoloft Suicide Case Upheld by Tenth Circuit

DENVER - A federal court's decisions to exclude expert testimony and subsequently award Pfizer summary judgment in a Zoloft suicide case were upheld by the Tenth Circuit after it found that the plaintiffs had ample opportunities to redress issues regarding the expert's opinions prior to the Daubert hearings. Mark Miller, et al. v. Pfizer, Inc., No. 02-3092 (10th Cir.).

The appellate court's Feb. 4 opinion stated that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to allow plaintiffs Mark and Cheryl Miller to submit their Consolidated Statement of Facts before the court-appointed independent experts in order to …