Calif. Couple Opposes Judgment for Pfizer, Says No Preemption

LOS ANGELES - A California couple who allege their son died as a result of Zoloft consumption filed their opposition to Pfizer's motion for summary judgment on June 3, claiming preemption does not apply to their wrongful death claims. Szybinski v. Pfizer Inc. and Tejinderpal S. Rai, M.D. No. YC047439. (Calif. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty.).

Plaintiffs Krzystof Szybinski and Elzbieta Szeqczyk-Szybinski, parents of Kamil Szybinksi, claim their son's September 2003 death was a result of severe side effects he suffered from the antidepressant drug, Zoloft (sertraline). Kamil, 19, had consumed the drug for about a year when he threw …