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First Vioxx MDL case set for Trial.

Lawyer's USA | August 15, 2005
A lawsuit filed by the widow of a Florida businessman has been chosen as the first Vioxx case to go to trial among nearly 2,000 cases pending in the federal Vioxx multi-district litigation (MDL).

Judge Sets Court Date for First MDL Vioxx Lawsuit to Go to Trial

| August 4, 2005
Irvin Plunkett v. Merck & Co, Inc., to go to trial among cases pending in the federal Vioxx in New Orleans will begin on November 28, 2005. The announcement was made by Judge Eldon E. Fallon of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, who is presiding over the Vioxx Multi-district Litigation (MDL).

Merck Trial to Focus on Length of Vioxx Dosage

The Associated Press | June 29, 2005
Whether the once-popular painkiller Vioxx can be lethal if taken for just a few weeks will be the crux of the first federal trial concerning the drug's safety, plaintiff's lawyers said Wednesday.

Merck wants Vioxx Case Dismissed

Montgomery Advertiser | April 23, 2005
The Vioxx pills that an Alabama widow claims caused her husbands death Sept. 4, 2001, were not on the market until a half year later, attorneys for Merck Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday in asking Clay County Circuit Court to dismiss the wrongful death case as bogus.

Beasley Allen Law Firm Leads National COX-2 Litigation

| April 13, 2005
One of the most popular in the COX-2 class, Vioxx - used by tens of millions of people worldwide - was pulled off the market last October. This decision came shortly after medical conference where FDA researcher David Graham showed higher doses of Vioxx correlated with a tripled risk of heart attack or sudden cardiac death compared to people who weren't taking any similar drug.

Beasley Allen Attorney Andy Birchfield Named Co-lead Counsel for Vioxx lawsuits

| April 8, 2005
In a pretrial order issued today, Judge Fallon of the United States District Court in Louisiana appointed Mr. Birchfield of Beasley Allen as co-lead counsel with regard to pending Vioxx products liability litigation.

Beasley Allen Believes Bextra Recall was Long Overdue

| April 7, 2005
Pfizer (the manufacturer of Celebrex and Bextra) suspended sales of their arthritis drug, Bextra, following a recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Unfortunately, this move may have come too late for thousands of people that have suffered a heart attack or stroke while taking this medication.

Vioxx Watch: The next big MDL takes two Steps Forward

| April 1, 2005
Judicial Panel on Multi-district Litigation sent pending product liability litigation involving Merck & Co., Inc.'s Vioxx drug to Judge Eldon Fallon of the Eastern District of Louisiana.

Vioxx Watch: Mass Tort Manager, The Next Big MDL Takes Two Steps Forward

The American Lawyer | April 1, 2005
Mardi Gras is over, and the college kids on spring break have left New Orleans. But the Big Easy can rest assured: The Vioxx bar has taken their place.

New Orleans Judge to Preside over Vioxx Cases

| February 16, 2005
It was announced that cases involving claims arising out of the use of Vioxx will be transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in New Orleans.