In another blow to the plaintiffs alleging that Pfizer’s antidepressant, Zoloft, causes birth defects, the federal judge handling the case rejected the testimony of three of their expert witnesses.
In June, the judge tossed their key expert on causation. The three witnesses at issue in the most recent opinion will be allowed to testify to their conclusions about general biological plausibility regarding the drug’s effect on developing embryos, but they won’t be allowed to testify to the drug’s causation of birth defects in humans.
