Zoloft Birth Defects Legal News Articles & Interviews

Detroit, MI As more parents reportedly join a Zoloft lawsuit, alleging that infants exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth are at an increased risk of so-called Zoloft heart birth defects, a new study suggests a link between the use of Zoloft while pregnant and a risk of Zoloft side effects in infants.

Detroit, MI Multiple Zoloft lawsuits have reportedly been filed against the maker of the antidepressant, alleging Zoloft pregnancy led to children being born with birth defects. Those birth defects allegedly include Zoloft heart birth defects.

New Orleans, LA A new study indicates that in addition to Zoloft birth defects, the antidepressant medication can lead to heart problems in middle-aged men, HealthDay News reports.

Columbia, SC While the risk of Zoloft birth defects has been speculated for a number of years, a South Carolina man has also claimed that the use of the drug can cause other side effects.

Charleston, SC A 21-year-old who killed his grandparents in 2001 recently won a Zoloft lawsuit against the lawyers who represented him in his murder trial.

New York, NY Treating depression in pregnant women may require increasingly meticulous scrutiny, as a recent study published in the British Medical Journal has linked a mother's use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) - chemical compounds commonly found in antidepressants like Zoloft – with heart defects in children, suggesting that Zoloft birth defects are a very real danger.

Boston, MA: It has been well over a year since a study found a link between the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), including Zoloft, while pregnant and the incidence of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine (February 9, 2006). However, the heartbreak experienced by women who were pregnant when they took Zoloft has not diminished. Now, mothers of babies affected by PPHN are investigating the possibility of lawsuits against Zoloft's maker.

Columbia, SC: The story of the 12-year-old South Carolina boy who shot and killed his grandparents in November, 2001, then set their house on fire, all after taking the anti-depressant Zoloft, continues to unfold in court and in the media.

Washington, DC: Less than a year ago, in July 2006, the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory on a birth defect found to be associated with Zoloft and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants by a study in the February 2006 New England Journal of Medicine that found a higher risk of a life-threatening lung disorder in infants exposed to SSRIs, stating: