Pfizer Hit With Bextra Lawsuit

Updated from 3:19 p.m. EST

Pfizer (PFE Quote) was hit by a lawsuit alleging its arthritis and pain reliever drug Bextra was responsible for the death of a 46-year-old New Jersey man who used the drug for nine months.

It's unclear if the lawsuit, filed in a New York state court, is the first of its kind against Bextra.

The suit claims that "Pfizer has not acted responsibly and has failed to adequately and timely warn consumers about the life-threatening side effects associated with Bextra," according to a statement by the two laws firms that filed the suit. ...