A man claiming the antidepressant Zoloft caused him to beat up his ex-girlfriend may tap an expert witness to back up his defense, a New York state judge has ruled. But the judge also held that an expert witness for Pfizer, the maker of Zoloft, may take the stand in rebuttal. At a pretrial hearing in January, the defense expert testified that some users of antidepressants like Zoloft may suffer "significant side effects which may include impulsivity, agitation, excessive aggression, grandiosity and hypomania."
August 26, 2009 at 12:00 AM
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A man claiming the antidepressant Zoloft caused him to beat up his ex-girlfriend may tap an expert witness to back up his defense, a state judge has ruled.
But District Court Judge Rhonda E. Fischer of Nassau County also held that an expert witness for Pfizer, the maker of Zoloft, may take the stand in rebuttal.
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