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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 12,894 federal civil lawsuits in this index, most often as a defendant (12,491 of 12,894). 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.

12,894

Lawsuits

12,491

As Defendant

412

As Plaintiff

310

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.

348 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 →

1,206 Other Cases — Newest First

International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49 Health & Welfare Fund v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 1:14-cv-00865Filed 07/10/2014
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
Pfizer Inc v. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:14-cv-00872Filed 07/02/2014
American Sales Company, LLC v. Pfizer, Inc

Antitrust Terminated District Court, E.D. VirginiaNo. 2:14-cv-00361Filed 07/01/2014
Pfizer Inc v. McNeil-PPC Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:14-cv-04659Filed 06/25/2014
Pfizer Inc v. Cft Pharmaceuticals LLC

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. WisconsinNo. 2:14-cv-00714Filed 06/20/2014
Pfizer Inc v. Cft Pharmaceuticals LLC

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:14-cv-00781Filed 06/19/2014
Del Toro, R.Ph v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. FloridaNo. 2:14-cv-14234Filed 06/09/2014
Freeman v. Pfizer Inc

Copyright Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 3:14-cv-00653Filed 06/06/2014
Woodard v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, D. ConnecticutNo. 3:14-cv-00589Filed 05/01/2014
Key v. Pfizer, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 4:14-cv-00247Filed 04/21/2014
Christy v. Pfizer Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. KentuckyNo. 0:14-cv-00055Filed 03/31/2014
Kelley v. Pfizer, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. TennesseeNo. 1:14-cv-00114Filed 03/26/2014
Payne v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. TennesseeNo. 1:14-cv-00113Filed 03/26/2014
Pfizer Inc v. Lapointe

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:14-cv-02120Filed 03/26/2014
Mayavski v. Pfizer Inc

RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes Terminated District Court, E.D. TennesseeNo. 1:14-cv-00097Filed 03/21/2014
Pfizer Inc v. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited

Patent Terminated District Court, D. New JerseyNo. 3:14-cv-01704Filed 03/17/2014
Pfizer Inc v. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited

Patent Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:14-cv-01831Filed 03/17/2014
Miller v. Pfizer

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 4:14-cv-00125Filed 02/26/2014
Bowen v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:14-cv-00212Filed 02/26/2014
Barnett v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:14-cv-00207Filed 02/26/2014
Larimer v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 2:14-cv-00192Filed 02/21/2014
Arcadian Health Plan, Inc v. Pfizer, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:14-cv-00877Filed 02/11/2014
Moore v. Pfizer Inc

Other Civil Terminated District Court, N.D. West VirginiaNo. 1:14-cv-00017Filed 01/27/2014
Leger v. Pfizer, Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, E.D. TexasNo. 1:14-cv-00024Filed 01/22/2014
Sheppherd v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. OhioNo. 1:14-cv-00065Filed 01/20/2014
Dubuisson v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 1:14-cv-00006Filed 01/07/2014
Pfizer Inc v. Apotex Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-02022Filed 12/11/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Hetero USA Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-02021Filed 12/11/2013
Cole v. Pfizer Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. MississippiNo. 2:13-cv-00266Filed 12/03/2013
Holstein v. Pfizer, Inc

Civil Rights Terminated District Court, E.D. PennsylvaniaNo. 2:13-cv-06691Filed 11/18/2013
Dhl Global Forwarding Management Latin America, Inc v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:13-cv-08218Filed 11/18/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Fresenius Kabi USA LLC

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01893Filed 11/13/2013
State of Louisiana v. Pfizer, Inc

Federal Tax / Statutory Actions Terminated District Court, M.D. LouisianaNo. 3:13-cv-00727Filed 11/07/2013
Pobedonostzeff v. Pfizer Inc

Labor Terminated District Court, S.D. New YorkNo. 1:13-cv-07061Filed 10/04/2013
Cornell v. Pfizer Inc

Copyright Terminated District Court, M.D. FloridaNo. 6:13-cv-01523Filed 10/02/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Apotex Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:13-cv-06962Filed 09/27/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Apotex Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01613Filed 09/25/2013
Tipton v. Pfizer, Inc

Contract Terminated District Court, E.D. TennesseeNo. 2:13-cv-00214Filed 08/15/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Wockhardt Bio Ag

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01387Filed 08/02/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01157Filed 06/28/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Amerigen Pharmaceuticals Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01156Filed 06/28/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Accord Healthcare Inc.USA

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01155Filed 06/28/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Lupin Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01153Filed 06/28/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA)Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01154Filed 06/28/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Impax Laboratories Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01158Filed 06/28/2013
Pfizer v. Alkem Laboratories, Ltd

Patent Terminated District Court, N.D. IllinoisNo. 1:13-cv-04628Filed 06/24/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01111Filed 06/21/2013
Pfizer Inc v. Sandoz Inc

Patent Terminated District Court, D. DelawareNo. 1:13-cv-01110Filed 06/21/2013

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