Hearing Against Pfizer Set For 29 September In Contraceptive ‘Depo-Provera’ Multidistrict Litigation Overseen By Levin Papantonio

PENSACOLA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A hearing in the Depo-Provera legal action against Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) will take place on Monday, 29 September at 9:00am CT in the United States Courthouse in Pensacola, Florida. The hearing will address oral arguments from the plaintiffs and defendants concerning the issue of pre-emption. The pre-emption defence is common in drug litigation. It involves the drug manufacturer arguing that they cannot be sued for failure to warn under state law, because chang