Pfizer Inc. v. United States Of America

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Case Number:

1:16-cv-01870

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Taxes

Judge:

Lorna G. Schofield

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  1. June 30, 2017

    NY Judge Won't Reconsider Tossing Of Pfizer's $8.3M Suit

    Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. lost out on its latest attempt to revive an $8.3 million tax refund suit, as a New York federal judge ruled that the company can't argue for a longer time to file the suit after it had been dismissed.

  2. May 30, 2017

    Pfizer Seeks 6-Year Clock, Not 2, In Tossed $8M Tax Suit

    Pfizer has asked a New York federal court to reconsider its ruling tossing the company's $8.3 million lawsuit seeking to recover interest on a $500 million IRS tax refund, arguing the judge incorrectly applied a two-year statute of limitations when the real clock stretches for six years.

  3. May 12, 2017

    Judge Says Pfizer's $8.3M Tax Suit Brought Too Late

    The federal government beat Pfizer's $8.3 million lawsuit seeking to recover interest on a $500 million tax refund, rebounding after losing an earlier bid to toss the suit when a New York federal judge ruled Friday the pharmaceutical giant had waited too long to make its claims.

  4. November 01, 2016

    Feds Can't Escape Pfizer's $8.3M Tax Refund Interest Suit

    A New York federal judge on Monday refused to bow to the federal government's plea to scrap Pfizer's $8.3 million lawsuit seeking to recover interest on a $500 million tax refund, saying the court has the authority to rule on such amounts.

  5. August 31, 2016

    'Plain Language' Bars Pfizer's $8.3M Tax Suit, Gov't Says

    The U.S. government continued to press a New York federal judge Tuesday to toss Pfizer's $8.3 million suit seeking interest on a $500 million tax refund the company allegedly received late, arguing the pharmaceutical giant can't get around the “plain language” barring district court authority.

  6. August 17, 2016

    Pfizer Says $8.3M Tax Interest Row Belongs In NY Court

    Pfizer Inc. fought back against the federal government's bid to crush its lawsuit to recover $8.3 million in interest on a $500 million tax refund that the company alleges was received late, saying Tuesday that a New York district court has statutory authority to resolve the dispute.

  7. July 18, 2016

    Feds Say NY Court Can't Rule On Pfizer's $8.3M Interest Row

    The federal government hit back at Pfizer Inc.'s lawsuit trying to recover $8.3 million in interest on a $500 million tax refund that the company alleges was received late, on Monday saying that the New York federal court where the suit was filed lacks the authority to rule on it.

  8. March 14, 2016

    Pfizer Says IRS Owes $8.3M In Interest On Late Refund

    Pfizer Inc. on Friday filed a suit against the government in a New York federal court, alleging that it is owed some $8.3 million in interest on a $500 million tax refund it said it didn't receive until more than a year after it was requested.