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Company · Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

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, N.D. Alabama Clear

3,101 Cases — Newest First

  • Todd v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 1:18-cv-01513Filed 09/17/2018
  • Watkins v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 6:16-cv-00820Filed 05/17/2016
  • McDaniel v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:16-cv-00553Filed 04/05/2016
  • Linley v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 6:15-cv-01450Filed 08/24/2015
  • Griffith v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 6:15-cv-00441Filed 03/13/2015
  • Wyers v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 7:14-cv-02266Filed 11/24/2014
  • Boles v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-02265Filed 11/24/2014
  • Rickles v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 4:14-cv-02096Filed 10/29/2014
  • Walker v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-02033Filed 10/23/2014
  • Mantooth v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-01872Filed 10/01/2014
  • Martin v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-01833Filed 09/26/2014
  • Sellers v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-01752Filed 09/11/2014
  • Daniels v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-01267Filed 07/01/2014
  • Sobley v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-01271Filed 07/01/2014
  • Daniels v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaFiled 07/01/2014
  • Weathers v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-01265Filed 07/01/2014
  • Brown v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 6:14-cv-00667Filed 04/11/2014
  • Gibbs v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-00647Filed 04/09/2014
  • Natola v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-00648Filed 04/09/2014
  • Martin v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-00646Filed 04/09/2014
  • Burnett v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-00645Filed 04/09/2014
  • Rutherford v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:14-cv-00352Filed 02/28/2014
  • Weldon v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 1:14-cv-00341Filed 02/26/2014
  • Leraaen v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 1:14-cv-00272Filed 02/14/2014
  • Jones v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 6:14-cv-00108Filed 01/17/2014
  • McKinzie v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 6:14-cv-00107Filed 01/17/2014
  • Parker v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 4:14-cv-00116Filed 01/17/2014
  • Jenkins v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 5:14-cv-00053Filed 01/10/2014
  • Storey v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 7:13-cv-02296Filed 12/19/2013
  • Chance v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 7:13-cv-02294Filed 12/19/2013
  • Pace v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 7:13-cv-02295Filed 12/19/2013
  • Shamblin v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 7:13-cv-02293Filed 12/19/2013
  • Carreker v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 7:13-cv-02292Filed 12/19/2013
  • Hawkins v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 7:13-cv-02202Filed 12/06/2013
  • Johnson v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 7:13-cv-01912Filed 10/16/2013
  • Starnes v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 5:13-cv-01915Filed 10/16/2013
  • Kimbrough v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 5:13-cv-01913Filed 10/16/2013
  • Snell v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 4:13-cv-01914Filed 10/16/2013
  • Taylor v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 4:13-cv-01917Filed 10/16/2013
  • Cato v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:13-cv-01910Filed 10/16/2013
  • Woods v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 1:13-cv-01916Filed 10/16/2013
  • Henderson v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 1:13-cv-01911Filed 10/16/2013
  • Johnson v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:13-cv-01103Filed 06/10/2013
  • Bilyeu v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:13-cv-00948Filed 05/21/2013
  • Boothby v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:13-cv-00350Filed 02/21/2013
  • Vogelsang v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:13-cv-00198Filed 01/29/2013
  • Dunigan v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:13-cv-00137Filed 01/22/2013
  • Matthews v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:13-cv-00078Filed 01/14/2013
  • Dorman v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:13-cv-00034Filed 01/07/2013
  • Decker v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:13-cv-00018Filed 01/03/2013

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