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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

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

Where Filed filter →

Filtered Antitrust Clear

120 Cases — Newest First

Pfizer Inc v. Novo Nordisk A/S

Antitrust Open District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:25-cv-01339Filed 11/03/2025
Cesar Castillo, LLC v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:20-cv-06255Filed 05/22/2020
Cvs Pharmacy, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Open District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:18-cv-12437Filed 08/03/2018
Pfizer Inc v. Johnson & Johnson

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:17-cv-04180Filed 09/20/2017
Cesar Castillo, Inc v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 1:15-cv-00878Filed 07/08/2015
Allied Services Division Welfare Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:15-cv-00029Filed 01/20/2015
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 138 Welfare Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 1:14-cv-01264Filed 09/24/2014
A.F. of L. - A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:14-cv-00452Filed 08/29/2014
Stanley v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:14-cv-00442Filed 08/27/2014
Afscme Health and Welfare Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 3:14-cv-00482Filed 07/03/2014
United Food and Commercial Workers Unions and Employers Midwest Health Benefits Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:14-cv-00395Filed 07/03/2014
American Sales Company, LLC v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:14-cv-00361Filed 07/01/2014
Giant Eagle, Inc., Et Al v. Pfizer Inc, Et Al

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 04/18/2013
Giant Eagle, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:13-cv-02478Filed 04/18/2013
Giant Eagle, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, W.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:13-cv-00311Filed 03/01/2013
State of West Virginia v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, S.D. West VirginiaNo. 3:13-cv-02546Filed 02/13/2013
State of West Virginia, Et Al v. Pfizer, Inc., Et Al

Antitrust Terminated District Court, S.D. West VirginiaFiled 02/13/2013
Rite Aid Corporation v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-07561Filed 12/11/2012
Rp Healthcare, Inc v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-05129Filed 08/15/2012
Louisiana Health Service Indemnity Company v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-04654Filed 07/25/2012
Meijer, Inc., Et Al v. Pfizer Inc., Et Al

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyFiled 07/19/2012
Meijer, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-04537Filed 07/19/2012
Bricklayers and Masons' Local Union No. 5 v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-04422Filed 07/13/2012
The Bergen Municipal Employee Benefits Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-04154Filed 07/06/2012
Central Regional Employees Benefit Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-04153Filed 07/06/2012
Louisiana Health Service Indemnity Company v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. LouisianaNo. 2:12-cv-01756Filed 07/05/2012
Walgreen Co v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-04115Filed 07/05/2012
Simmons v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-04031Filed 06/29/2012
Hirsch v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-03508Filed 06/11/2012
Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02641Filed 05/03/2012
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02640Filed 05/03/2012
Paraliticci v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02642Filed 05/03/2012
Florida Laborers Health and Welfare Fund v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02616Filed 05/02/2012
Allied Services Division Welfare Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02615Filed 05/02/2012
Southeast Laborers Health and Welfare Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02614Filed 05/02/2012
Gallagher v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02613Filed 05/02/2012
Bakers Local 433 Health Fund v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02612Filed 05/02/2012
American Sales Company, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02611Filed 05/02/2012
Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Lauderdale Lodge 31, Insurance Trust Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02610Filed 05/02/2012
New Mexico United Food And Commercial Workers Union's and Employers' Health and Welfare Trust Fund v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02608Filed 05/02/2012
A.F.L.-A.G.C. Building Trades Welfare Plan v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02604Filed 05/02/2012
Rochester Drug Co-Operative, I v. Pfizer Inc., Et Al

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaFiled 05/02/2012
Rochester Drug Co-Operative, I v. Pfizer Inc., Et Al

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaFiled 05/02/2012
Briody v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02519Filed 04/27/2012
Stephen L. Lafrance Holdings, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02436Filed 04/25/2012
Professional Drug Company, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02417Filed 04/24/2012
Stephen L. Lafrance Hol, Et Al v. Pfizer Inc., Et Al

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaFiled 04/24/2012
Burlington Drug Co., Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:12-cv-02389Filed 04/23/2012
Florida Laborers Health and Welfare Fund v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:12-cv-10637Filed 04/10/2012
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 98 v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:12-cv-01701Filed 04/04/2012

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