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There are two types of Zoloft lawsuit claims cases that can arise from using Zoloft. The first of the claims is the personal injury case lodged by the person who was injured by the medication through the suicide attempt, or increased suicidal thoughts or actions; the patient can make Zoloft lawsuit claims that his loss of judgment was as a result of the effect of the drug thus laying the blame on either the doctor or the manufacturer, or both in the lawsuit. The second of the claims in the lawsuit is wrongful death lawsuit lodged by the family of suicide victim that has been proved to be linked with Zoloft use. The family can accuse the doctors, Pfizer, the pharmacist and the FDA in the lawsuit. In both types of claims the damages available are essentially similar to the types of damages availed in any other personal injury or wrongful death case.

The damages in the lawsuit, whether decided by the court or by out-of-court settlement will be designed to reposition the victim to the same position the patient would have been without the injury or death. The Zoloft lawsuit claims on damages to compensate the victim or the family for medical expenses, stress caused by birth defects, benevolent expenses, loss of income, or any other incurred expenses are compensated on the basis of the weight of the claims. The success of the lawsuit entails practically collecting the documentation of the lost income, all medical expenses such as emergency room care, hospital consultation and treatment, doctor’s calls, laboratory and diagnostic tests, the necessary therapy, medical travel expenses and burial expenses if the patient eventually died.

The second type of recovery in Zoloft lawsuit claims a bit hard to pin down. The claims in this lawsuit call for damages for physical and emotional pain and suffering, loss of economic opportunity that generate income, loss of benefits, restrictions on enjoyment of life due to handicaps and loss of companionship if a spouse commit suicide. These are just some of the claims the lawyer can make in the lawsuit for settlement or court arguments. The problem with these claims is that it is very difficult to pinpoint the exact monetary figure on the subjective complaint. The discretion is laid on the court, the lawyer and the insurance adjusters who have prior experience in working with these types of concepts. Alternatively depending on the court the Zoloft lawsuit claims has been brought, other case studies similar to the present one can be used to get the value of these claims.

Lastly, the other types of damages that may be available in the Zoloft lawsuit claims are the punitive damages. The Zoloft lawsuit claims for these damages can be sort in the lawsuit to punish Pfizer for negligence or ignorance in not effectively warning the doctors and the public on the increased suicidal tendencies caused by their product Zoloft. The million dollar question in this lawsuit will be whether Pfizer action borders on level negligence that warrants severe punished.