Celebrex is in the same category as Vioxx, which was recalled by its manufacturer, Merck & Co., on Sept. 30, 2004, and has since faced an avalanche of injury claims across the country.

Five plaintiffs claim they suffered heart attacks, strokes or other serious injuries and economic damages as a result of taking the pain-reliever Celebrex in a suit filed April 5 in Madison County Circuit Court.

Edward Pickett drove to a grocery store to pick up some bacon, eggs and cheese Saturday morning and left with voting on his mind.

A Celebrex lawsuit has been set for trial on June 6, 2006 for a woman who suffered a stroke at age 53, caused by taking the pain relieving drug, Celebrex. The trial will take place in the Circuit Court of Barbour County in Alabama. It will most likely be the first Celebrex case to be tried in the country.

Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C. announces that shareholder Ted Meadows and associates Roger Smith and Navan Ward have been admitted to the Mississippi Bar.