Australian Supreme Court Justice Rules Zoloft Caused Man to Murder his wife

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> Court Justice Rules Zoloft Caused Man to Murder his

> wife

>

> May 25, 2001

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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> Australian Supreme Court Justice Rules Zoloft

> Caused Man to Murder his wife

>

> Australia, May 25, 2001 - A Supreme Court

> Justice in an Australian courtroom ruled that Zoloft

> was the cause for David John Hawkins strangling his

> wife of nearly 50 years. So strong was his statement

> that it led to headlines like this across the

> country:

>

> " Court finds drug made man kill wife "

> " Drug led to murder: judge "

> " Drug turned loving man into a killer, says

> judge "

> " Pills drove husband to murder "

> " Drug blamed for wife's death "

>

> Justice O'Keefe stated in his ruling:

>

> " It can be seen that the medical evidence

> strongly supports a conclusion that but for the

> effect of the 250mg of Zoloft he had taken, it is

> wholly unlikely that the prisoner would have

> committed the crime to which he had pleaded guilty. "

>

>

> Karen Barth, of Baum Hedlund et al, one of the

> attorneys who represented the family of Brynn and

> Phil Hartman and currently representing the

> surviving family of a prominent Cerritos, California

> businessman and politician who committed suicide

> while taking Zoloft (Motus v. Pfizer, CV 00-298 AHM

> (Shx) in the United States District Court for the

> Central District of California in Los Angeles)

> stated of the ruling:

>

> " Pfizer has known for years that its drug Zoloft

> can cause some people to become violent and

> suicidal, and now, through Justice O'Keefe's ruling,

> the public is finally getting to know this as well.

> Unfortunately, this information came too late and at

> great cost to Mr. Hawkins and his wife of 50 years.

> This type of tragedy will continue until Pfizer

> comes clean and fully discloses the potential

> hazards of its drug. "

>

> For stories, see the following:

>

> The Sydney Morning Herald - Drug Turned Loving

> Man Into A Killer, Says Judge

> The Age - Drug Blamed for Wife's Death

> The Sydney Morning Herald - The Pill That Killed

> The Sydney Morning Herald - Drug Link To

> Aggression: Thousands Are At Risk

> The Guardian - Prozac class drug blamed for

> killing

>

> The opinion can be seen at:

>

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http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/scjudgments/2001nswsc.nsf

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