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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 12,903 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (12,491 of 12,903). 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.

Also recorded in dockets as: Pfizer · Pfizer Inc Parke-Davis · Pfizer Hospital Prod · Pfizer Hospital · Pfizer Hosp Prod Grp · Pfizer Pharmacia and Upjohn Company.

Corporate Family Part of the Pfizer family — 69,764 cases across 7 affiliated entities.

12,903

Lawsuits

12,491

As Defendant

412

As Plaintiff

319

Open

12,584

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

19 mo

Median Duration

11,688 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.

349 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 97% of cases91% Product LiabilityRecent filings down

Cases by State

HI · 2PR · 13

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 3,616 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Product LiabilityPatentCivil RightsContractAntitrust

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability11,688

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Clustered litigation · MDL 11,688 Product Liability member cases 91% of the caseload is a wave of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 11,688 member cases →

1,215 Other Cases — Newest First

Murphy v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:10-cv-01380Filed 08/30/2010
Fariba v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:10-cv-06276Filed 08/20/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Actavis Group Hf

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00675Filed 08/11/2010
PFizer Inc v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:10-cv-05794Filed 07/30/2010
Machtolf v. Pfizer Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, W.D. WashingtonNo. 3:10-cv-05528Filed 07/29/2010
Promote Innovation LLC v. Pfizer Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:10-cv-00242Filed 07/16/2010
United States of America, Ex. Rel. Alex Booker v. Pfizer, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:10-cv-11166Filed 07/13/2010
Pfizer, Inc., Et Al v. Apotex Inc., Et Al

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 07/09/2010
Pfizer, Inc v. Apotex Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:10-cv-05272Filed 07/09/2010
Mnayarji v. Pfizer, Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. IndianaNo. 2:10-cv-00169Filed 07/01/2010
Mercho v. Pfizer Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. IndianaNo. 2:10-cv-00168Filed 07/01/2010
Turner v. Pfizer, Inc

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, S.D. IndianaNo. 2:10-cv-00170Filed 07/01/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00556Filed 06/25/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Mylan Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:10-cv-03246Filed 06/24/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Mylan Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 1:10-cv-00094Filed 06/18/2010
Security Police and Fire Professionals of America Retirement Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:10-cv-03105Filed 06/18/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Mylan Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00528Filed 06/16/2010
Pfizer, Inc v. Kappos

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, District of ColumbiaNo. 1:10-cv-00781Filed 05/13/2010
Jones v. Pfizer, Inc

Securities / Commodities Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:10-cv-03864Filed 05/11/2010
Z-J, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. IndianaNo. 2:10-cv-00125Filed 05/04/2010
Gordon v. Pfizer, Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:10-cv-01025Filed 04/29/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 0:10-cv-60674Filed 04/29/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00357Filed 04/28/2010
Photo-Tech, Inc v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 8:10-cv-00856Filed 04/13/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Kappos

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, District of ColumbiaNo. 1:10-cv-00504Filed 03/26/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:10-cv-00128Filed 03/24/2010
Ingram v. Pfizer, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:10-cv-00459Filed 03/19/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Alphapharm Pty Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00204Filed 03/12/2010
Simonian v. Pfizer, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:10-cv-01193Filed 02/23/2010
Sims v. Pfizer, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, E.D. MichiganNo. 1:10-cv-10743Filed 02/23/2010
Dickens v. Pfizer, Inc

Copyright Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 2:10-cv-00042Filed 02/19/2010
Davis v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 2:10-cv-00041Filed 02/19/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00103Filed 02/09/2010
Geiger v. Pfizer Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:10-cv-00106Filed 02/05/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00085Filed 02/03/2010
Rinaldi v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:10-cv-00510Filed 01/22/2010
Pfizer Inc v. Teva Parenteral Medicines Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:10-cv-00037Filed 01/15/2010
Werner v. Pfizer Inc., Et Al

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasFiled 12/18/2009
Wu v. Pfizer, Inc., Et Al

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 12/17/2009
Wu v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:09-cv-10264Filed 12/17/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00943Filed 12/08/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Kremers Urban LLC

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00924Filed 12/03/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Kappos

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, District of ColumbiaNo. 1:09-cv-02283Filed 12/02/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Save On Drugs LLC

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:09-cv-01919Filed 11/25/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Mylan Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00889Filed 11/23/2009
Neishlos v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 11/13/2009
Neishlos v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 7:09-cv-09445Filed 11/13/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. ColoradoNo. 1:09-cv-02392Filed 10/07/2009
Sellers v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 3:09-cv-01887Filed 10/06/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Apotex Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:09-cv-06053Filed 09/28/2009

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