MOTUS v. PFIZER INC.

No. CV00-298 AHM.

196 F.Supp.2d 984 (2001)

Flora MOTUS, Plaintiff, v. PFIZER INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

December 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Murgatroyd, III, Karen Ann Barth, Baum Hedlund Aristei Guilford & Schiavo, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff.

Pierce O'Donnell, Ann M. Mortimer, Randy R. Merritt, Daniel C. Tepstein, O'Donnell & Shaeffer, Los Angeles, CA, Malcolm E. Wheeler, Amy L. Padden, James E. Hooper, Michael L. O'Donnell, Wheeler Trigg & Kennedy, Denver, CO, for Defendant.


ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT TO DEFENDANT

MATZ, District Judge.

I.

INTRODUCTION

Six days after Dr. Gerald Trostler prescribed Zoloft to Victor Motus, Mr. Motus took his life. His widow, Flora Motus, sued Zoloft's manufacturer, Pfizer Inc., for failing to adequately warn that Zoloft can cause those who ingest it to commit suicide. She alleges five claims: (1) "wrongful death/negligence"; (2) strict liability; (3) "survival action";...

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