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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 — 69,774 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

Dolph v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:09-cv-01416Filed 09/09/2009
M.A.C v. Pfizer Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:09-cv-11480Filed 09/05/2009
Zafarana v. Pfizer Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:09-cv-04026Filed 09/02/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Smith

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. LouisianaNo. 2:09-cv-05883Filed 08/26/2009
Petty v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 2:09-cv-00489Filed 07/27/2009
Savino v. Pfizer, Inc

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 2:09-cv-00481Filed 07/24/2009
Grant v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 2:09-cv-00482Filed 07/24/2009
Dady v. Pfizer Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. IowaNo. 4:09-cv-00291Filed 07/21/2009
Theodoris v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 2:09-cv-00457Filed 07/17/2009
Claypool v. Pfizer Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 2:09-cv-00450Filed 07/17/2009
Smith v. Pfizer Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 2:09-cv-00456Filed 07/17/2009
Kalil v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 2:09-cv-00451Filed 07/17/2009
Ingram v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:09-cv-01134Filed 06/30/2009
Alzheimer's Institute of America, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. MissouriNo. 4:09-cv-01026Filed 06/30/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Mylan Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 1:09-cv-00079Filed 06/15/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Mylan Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00441Filed 06/15/2009
Adair v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. South CarolinaNo. 3:09-cv-01466Filed 06/04/2009
Adamu v. Pfizer Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:09-cv-00778Filed 05/12/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Alphapharm Pty. Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 1:09-cv-00056Filed 04/30/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Lupin Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. MarylandNo. 1:09-cv-01113Filed 04/30/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Wockhardt Limited

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:09-cv-02069Filed 04/30/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Sun Pharma Global Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:09-cv-02070Filed 04/30/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:09-cv-02052Filed 04/30/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Cobalt Laboratories Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00315Filed 04/29/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Sun Pharma Global Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00313Filed 04/29/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Actavis Elizabeth LLC

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00311Filed 04/29/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00310Filed 04/29/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Alphapharm Pty Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00308Filed 04/29/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Lupin Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00309Filed 04/29/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00307Filed 04/29/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Wockhardt Limited

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:09-cv-00312Filed 04/29/2009
Bender v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:09-cv-02500Filed 03/18/2009
Kirkpatrick v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. OklahomaNo. 5:09-cv-00092Filed 01/21/2009
Pfizer Inc v. WWW.1MEDS.COM

Trademark Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:09-cv-00179Filed 01/13/2009
Schiele v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:09-cv-00084Filed 01/08/2009
Pfizer Inc v. Apotex Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:08-cv-07231Filed 12/17/2008
Pfizer Inc v. Apotex Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:08-cv-00948Filed 12/17/2008
Mclaughlin v. Pfizer Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. IndianaFiled 12/16/2008
Bradley v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. GeorgiaNo. 1:08-cv-03437Filed 11/07/2008
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, N.D. AlabamaNo. 2:08-cv-01926Filed 10/17/2008
Bolton v. Pfizer, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. New YorkNo. 1:08-cv-01069Filed 10/07/2008
Jenkins v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. MissouriNo. 4:08-cv-00735Filed 10/01/2008
Green v. Pfizer Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:08-cv-01515Filed 10/01/2008
Sloan v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:08-cv-08236Filed 09/25/2008
Pfizer Inc v. Sachs

Trademark Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:08-cv-08065Filed 09/18/2008
Bir v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. New YorkNo. 1:08-cv-00675Filed 09/11/2008
Pfizer Inc v. Impax Laboratories, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 2:08-cv-04356Filed 08/29/2008
Cartwright v. Pfizer Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:08-cv-01177Filed 08/04/2008
Kendrick v. Pfizer, Inc

Other Civil Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 3:08-cv-00462Filed 07/25/2008
Junguzza v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:08-cv-03183Filed 07/08/2008

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