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"<p></p>SAN FRANCISCO \u2013 Pfizer is facing a suit filed by a Utah man who alleges one of its drugs caused skin cancer.<br><br><p>Paul O'Malley filed a complaint on April 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Pfizer Inc. \nciting alleged breach of implied warranty, breach of express warranty, fraud, negligence and other counts.\n\n</p><p>According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that in August 2009 he was diagnosed with malignant melanoma when a biopsy was conducted on his left cheek. He alleges his use of Viagra caused the cancer. The plaintiff holds Pfizer Inc. responsible because the defendant allegedly knew about the harmful effects of Viagra when it tested sildenafil on rats. Despite knowing the harmful effects of the drug, the defendant allegedly chose to distribute it without providing any warnings and precaution on the drug's label.</p><p>The plaintiff requests a trial by jury, all damages to be determined in trial, all legal fees and any other relief as this court deems just. He is represented by Rachel B. Abrams and Meghan McCormick of Levin Simes LLP in San Francisco and Ernest Cory, Kristian W. Rasmussen and Lauren S. Miller of Cory Watson P.C. in Birmingham Alabama.</p><p><i>U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Case number 3:16-cv-01682-JST</i></p><p></p>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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