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Pfizer Inc

Federal civil lawsuits naming Pfizer Inc, a Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology company.

Public CompanyPharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
Ticker
NYSE: PFE
Business
Pharmaceutical Preparations
Headquarters
New York, NY
Incorporated in
Delaware
SEC CIK
78003

Pfizer Inc is a public company in Pharmaceutical Preparations, based in New York, NY (traded on NYSE as PFE, incorporated in Delaware). It appears in 12,528 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (12,123 of 12,528). These cases are most often Product Liability and Patent matters, filed between 1990 and 2026, most frequently in District Court, D. South Carolina. The most common causes of action are Product Liability, Patent Infringement, and Personal Injury.

12,528
Lawsuits
12,123
As Defendant
406
As Plaintiff
227
Open
12,301
Terminated
1990–2026
Span
19 mo
Median Duration
11,345 of these cases (91%) are Product Liability filings — large waves of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings. The totals and the year chart reflect that concentration, not typical caseload.
339 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 97%Product Liability-heavy · 91%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 3,141 casesAZ — 21 casesAR — 96 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 124 casesCT — 56 casesDE — 234 casesDC — 15 casesFL — 202 casesGA — 95 casesID — 3 casesIL — 1,046 casesIN — 34 casesIA — 14 casesKS — 21 casesKY — 45 casesLA — 222 casesME — 13 casesMD — 40 casesMA — 255 casesMI — 33 casesMN — 444 casesMS — 96 casesMO — 224 casesMT — 3 casesNE — 5 casesNV — 5 casesNH — 2 casesNJ — 509 casesNM — 33 casesNY — 634 casesNC — 28 casesND — 2 casesOH — 152 casesOK — 35 casesOR — 23 casesPA — 860 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 3,255 casesSD — 3 casesTN — 56 casesTX — 263 casesUT — 5 casesVT — 4 casesVA — 32 casesWA — 24 casesWV — 95 casesWI — 12 casesWY — 1 cases
HI · 2PR · 12

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 3,570 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026
Product LiabilityPatentCivil RightsContractAntitrust

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability11,345
Patent275
Civil Rights150
Contract141
Antitrust120
Patent - ANDA96

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Filtered District Court, D. South Carolina Clear

3,255 Cases — Newest First

  • Garmany v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 3:25-cv-01641Filed 03/12/2025
  • Odom v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:25-cv-01409Filed 03/06/2025
  • Mary Baker v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:17-cv-00161Filed 01/18/2017
  • Bessie Barringer v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03992Filed 12/23/2016
  • Magee v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03912Filed 12/15/2016
  • Josefina Allison v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03895Filed 12/13/2016
  • Joni Boles v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03894Filed 12/13/2016
  • Vivia Artz v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03893Filed 12/13/2016
  • Glass v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03836Filed 12/08/2016
  • Tonya Baker v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03799Filed 12/02/2016
  • Sierra v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03781Filed 12/01/2016
  • Black v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03748Filed 11/29/2016
  • Thibodeaux v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03761Filed 11/29/2016
  • Williams v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03759Filed 11/29/2016
  • Sepulveda v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03758Filed 11/29/2016
  • Hicks v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03753Filed 11/29/2016
  • Cheeves v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03750Filed 11/29/2016
  • Edwards v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03752Filed 11/29/2016
  • Brown v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03749Filed 11/29/2016
  • Black v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaFiled 11/29/2016
  • Garretson v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03746Filed 11/29/2016
  • Avitts v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03740Filed 11/28/2016
  • Patricia Williams v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03630Filed 11/15/2016
  • Vicky Chaffee v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03631Filed 11/14/2016
  • Raith v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03525Filed 10/31/2016
  • Austin v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03495Filed 10/27/2016
  • Sharal Scully v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03466Filed 10/21/2016
  • Cynthia Faye Davis v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03399Filed 10/14/2016
  • Rose A. Carpenter v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03398Filed 10/14/2016
  • Burks v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03388Filed 10/14/2016
  • Bjornnes v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03389Filed 10/14/2016
  • Sanchez v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03186Filed 09/21/2016
  • Barbara Gibson v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03173Filed 09/21/2016
  • Klienman v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03148Filed 09/19/2016
  • Yetter v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03156Filed 09/19/2016
  • Saylor v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03152Filed 09/19/2016
  • Woods v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03155Filed 09/19/2016
  • Wenzelow v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03154Filed 09/19/2016
  • Smith v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03153Filed 09/19/2016
  • Reeves v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03151Filed 09/19/2016
  • Pullins v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03150Filed 09/19/2016
  • Klienman v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaFiled 09/19/2016
  • Palmer v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03149Filed 09/19/2016
  • Haylett v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03146Filed 09/19/2016
  • Johnson v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03147Filed 09/19/2016
  • Harrison v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03145Filed 09/19/2016
  • Galloway v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03144Filed 09/19/2016
  • Correa v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03143Filed 09/19/2016
  • Cook v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03142Filed 09/19/2016
  • Cline v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 2:16-cv-03141Filed 09/19/2016

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