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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, N.D. Illinois Clear

975 Cases — Newest First

  • Riccio v. Pfizer, Inc
    Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:23-cv-13843Filed 09/18/2023
  • Spence v. Pfizer, Inc
    Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:21-cv-06324Filed 11/24/2021
  • Hayden v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-07444Filed 10/13/2017
  • Al Haj v. Pfizer Inc
    Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-06730Filed 09/18/2017
  • Morein v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-05824Filed 08/10/2017
  • Perry v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-04798Filed 06/27/2017
  • Hayes v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-02208Filed 03/22/2017
  • Trabbic v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01593Filed 03/01/2017
  • Stevens, II v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01594Filed 03/01/2017
  • Craig v. Pfizer, Inc., Et Al
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisFiled 02/24/2017
  • Craig v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01451Filed 02/24/2017
  • Solomon v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01382Filed 02/23/2017
  • Smith v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01306Filed 02/21/2017
  • Paulmeno, Jr v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01277Filed 02/17/2017
  • Franklin v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01272Filed 02/17/2017
  • Stearns v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01271Filed 02/17/2017
  • Trejo v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01091Filed 02/10/2017
  • Romero v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01065Filed 02/09/2017
  • Keller v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01062Filed 02/09/2017
  • Russell v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01059Filed 02/09/2017
  • Bates v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01058Filed 02/09/2017
  • Powell v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-01057Filed 02/09/2017
  • Wells v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00915Filed 02/03/2017
  • Underdahl v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00912Filed 02/03/2017
  • Stowell v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00907Filed 02/03/2017
  • Banks v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00902Filed 02/03/2017
  • Hall v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00900Filed 02/03/2017
  • McCandless v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00897Filed 02/02/2017
  • Thorn v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00830Filed 01/31/2017
  • Brown v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00625Filed 01/26/2017
  • McCord v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00607Filed 01/26/2017
  • Griffith v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00558Filed 01/24/2017
  • Fleeger v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00465Filed 01/20/2017
  • Prizlen v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00120Filed 01/09/2017
  • Joslin v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:17-cv-00110Filed 01/06/2017
  • Brooks v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-11636Filed 12/27/2016
  • Polselli v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-11612Filed 12/27/2016
  • Eschenbaum v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-11561Filed 12/22/2016
  • Elmore, Jr v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-11478Filed 12/20/2016
  • Kinney v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-11459Filed 12/19/2016
  • Mouradian v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-11317Filed 12/13/2016
  • Terry v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-11268Filed 12/12/2016
  • Meyers v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-11176Filed 12/07/2016
  • Perez v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-10825Filed 11/22/2016
  • Chadderdon v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-10785Filed 11/21/2016
  • Stitt v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-10721Filed 11/18/2016
  • Vincent v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-10659Filed 11/16/2016
  • Jordan, Sr v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-10569Filed 11/14/2016
  • Drayton v. Pfizer, Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-10530Filed 11/11/2016
  • MacMeans v. Pfizer Inc
    Product Liability Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:16-cv-10441Filed 11/08/2016

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