Judge Denies Pfizer's Motion to Dismiss Chantix Injury Claims

LAKE CHARLES, La. - A federal judge has adopted a magistrate judge's recommendation that Pfizer Inc.'s motion to dismiss a Chantix injury action be denied because the petition contains the requisite factual allegations to state a claim under the Louisiana Products Liability Act. Brennon v. Pfizer Inc., No. 09-1093 (W.D. La.).

On Aug. 17, Judge Robert G. James of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana adopted a report issued by Magistrate Judge Karen L. Hayes, in which she further recommended that the plaintiff's claim for punitive damages be dismissed because it is not authorized under the …