Pfizer Inc. is a global
pharmaceutical company, headquartered in
Groton and
New London, Connecticut. One of their most successful products is
Viagra.
In 2002, Pfizer merged with competitor Pharmacia.
The
Bjork-Shiley[?] heart valve was produced by Pfizer. ~500 people died when defective valves
exploded and, in
1994, the
United States ruled against Pfizer for ~
$200,000,000.
Pfizer was a proponent of a ban on all
lawsuits against
manufacturers of
body implant[?] parts which was proposed in the
United States Congress as part of the
Tort Reform[?].
See also:
Corporate website, http://www.pfizer.com/