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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 15,576 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (15,153 of 15,576). 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, Personal Injury, and Patent Infringement.

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 — 74,887 cases across 7 affiliated entities.

15,576

Lawsuits

15,153

As Defendant

423

As Plaintiff

327

Open

15,249

Terminated

1990–2026

Span

22 mo

Median Duration

14,266 of these cases (92%) 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.

421 cases/yrNamed as defendant in 97% of cases92% Product LiabilityRecent filings down

Cases by State

HI · 2PR · 13

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 4,022 open2026

Case Types Over Time

19902026

Product LiabilityPatentCivil RightsContractAntitrust

Filings by Year

19902026

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Product Liability14,266

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions107

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Clustered litigation · MDL 14,266 Product Liability member cases 92% of the caseload is a wave of near-identical suits consolidated into multidistrict litigation — grouped here rather than listed one by one. Browse all 14,266 member cases →

1,310 Other Cases — Newest First

Galles v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. ArkansasNo. 4:08-cv-00067Filed 01/22/2008
Olson v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 4:08-cv-00005Filed 01/07/2008
Downs v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 3:07-cv-00745Filed 12/20/2007
Pfizer Inc v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:07-cv-11198Filed 12/12/2007
Pfizer, Inc v. Cobalt Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:07-cv-12257Filed 12/07/2007
Pfizer Inc v. Cobalt Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:07-cv-00790Filed 12/06/2007
Lucero v. Pfizer Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasFiled 11/02/2007
Nye v. Pfizer Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:07-cv-01621Filed 11/02/2007
Kawalec v. Pfizer, Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasFiled 11/01/2007
Galles v. Pfizer Inc

Real Property Terminated District Court, S.D. TexasFiled 10/29/2007
Kruszewski v. Pfizer, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:07-cv-04106Filed 10/01/2007
Pfizer Inc v. Griffin

Contract Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:07-cv-04532Filed 09/21/2007
Blue Fish Development Group, Ltd v. Pfizer Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, W.D. TexasNo. 1:07-cv-00744Filed 09/04/2007
Overton v. Pfizer Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 3:07-cv-00450Filed 08/02/2007
Putney Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, D. MaineNo. 2:07-cv-00108Filed 06/13/2007
Pfizer Inc v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:07-cv-00360Filed 06/07/2007
Oblitas-Rios v. Pfizer, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:07-cv-04532Filed 05/30/2007
Padgett v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 3:07-cv-00449Filed 05/24/2007
Ross v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. TennesseeNo. 2:07-cv-02336Filed 05/11/2007
Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:07-cv-02110Filed 05/04/2007
Central Pennsylvania Teamsters Health Welfare and Pension Fund v. Pfizer

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 1:07-cv-02109Filed 05/04/2007
Bryant v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:07-cv-01765Filed 04/13/2007
Parson v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:07-cv-00479Filed 03/21/2007
Pfizer Inc v. Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:07-cv-01191Filed 03/09/2007
Pfizer Inc v. Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:07-cv-00138Filed 03/09/2007
Aids Healthcare Foundation v. Pfizer Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, C.D. CaliforniaNo. 2:07-cv-01154Filed 02/20/2007
United States Ex Rel v. Pfizer, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:07-cv-10288Filed 02/15/2007
Ray v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, W.D. MichiganNo. 1:07-cv-00135Filed 02/09/2007
Richler v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:07-cv-00847Filed 02/02/2007
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama v. Pfizer, Inc

Personal Property / Fraud Terminated District Court, D. MassachusettsNo. 1:06-cv-12295Filed 12/22/2006
Jeter v. Pfizer, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:06-cv-15200Filed 12/15/2006
Jones v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. New YorkNo. 1:06-cv-06757Filed 12/15/2006
Kinslow v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasFiled 12/06/2006
Kinslow v. Pfizer Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, N.D. TexasNo. 4:06-cv-00859Filed 12/06/2006
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 11/27/2006
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc v. Pfizer Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkFiled 11/27/2006
McClain v. Pfizer Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:06-cv-01795Filed 11/07/2006
Coultrip v. Pfizer, Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:06-cv-09952Filed 10/19/2006
Brigham Young University v. Pfizer

Contract Terminated District Court, D. UtahNo. 2:06-cv-00890Filed 10/18/2006
Beckworth v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 2:06-cv-00538Filed 10/10/2006
Buffington v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:06-cv-00399Filed 09/26/2006
Allen v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:06-cv-00391Filed 09/21/2006
Tilley v. Pfizer Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:06-cv-00513Filed 08/17/2006
Novo Nordisk A/S v. Pfizer Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:06-cv-05819Filed 08/01/2006
Geiger v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:06-cv-00636Filed 07/26/2006
Stephens v. Pfizer Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 2:06-cv-00283Filed 07/11/2006
Sesher v. Pfizer Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 1:06-cv-00395Filed 06/23/2006
Mathis v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:06-cv-00522Filed 06/23/2006
Wolfe v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:06-cv-00510Filed 06/23/2006
Hoskins v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:06-cv-00509Filed 06/23/2006

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