Anapol Schwartz
First Birth Defect Complaint Filed in Philadelphia for Anti-Depressant Drug
Published in Pharma Business Week, February 20th, 2012
2012 FEB 20 -- Today, in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, six attorneys from across the country filed what is believed to be the first birth defect case against EFFEXOR®, a popular and common drug used in the treatment of depression. Alleging the death of an Ohio infant was directly related to her mother's ingestion of EFFEXOR®, the young girl's parents are represented by Thomas Anapol and Gregory Spizer of Anapol Schwartz; Christopher Coffin and Nicholas Rockforte of Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, L.L.P.; David Landever of Weisman, Kennedy & Berris, LPA; and Tim Becker of Johnson Becker, PLLC.
The case is believed to be the first that declares...
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