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Fourth Vioxx Case set for January 24, 2006

January 10, 2006

The fourth Vioxx lawsuit against Merck & Co. will be held this month in a rural Texas court and a retrial of the federal case that ended in a hung jury will be held in February in New Orleans.

U.S. Vioxx case retrial set for Feb. 6

REUTERS | December 16, 2005

NEW YORK, Dec 16 (Reuters) -The first federal trial against Merck & Co and its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, which ended in a mistrial earlier this week, will be retried on February 6 in New Orleans, representatives of both sides said on Friday.

Vioxx Retrial set for February in New Orleans

December 16, 2005

Round Two of the nation's first federal trial challenging safety of Merck & Co.'s drug Vioxx will be Feb. 6, 2006 in New Orleans.

Doctors, Lawyers, only Defense we have against Big Drug Firms

December 15, 2005

Montgomery lawyer Jere Beasley has to be smiling this week, and it's not necessarily because a Houston, Texas jury deadlocked, causing a mistrial in the first federal court trial against Merck.

Vioxx mistrial means trouble for Merck

THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE | December 13, 2005

A mistrial in the nation's first federal Vioxx trial - which ended when a lone juror held out for the plaintiffs – spells trouble for drug giant Merck, several legal analysts said Monday.

Federal Vioxx Trial Ruled Mistrial

INSURANCE JOURNAL | December 13, 2005

The federal Vioxx trial in Houston was ruled a mistrial, leaving Merck, the maker of the painkiller, having to try the case again while fending off thousands of other suits claiming that the drug causes heart attacks.

Vioxx mistrial trips up Merck - Retrial may hear new charges

THE NEW JERSEY STAR-LEDGER | December 13, 2005

The nation's first federal Vioxx trial ended yesterday with a hung jury, which couldn't decide whether the painkiller caused a Florida man's fatal heart attack.

Vioxx Case Leads to Hung Jury

December 13, 2005

The nation's first federal Vioxx trial ended with a hung jury, but the judge said the case, involving the 2001 death of a Florida man who took the once-popular painkiller for a month, will be retried.

Federal Vioxx Lawsuit ends with Mistrial

December 13, 2005

A federal judge declared a mistrial in the nation's first federal Vioxx trial after a Southern District of Texas jury was unable to decide on a verdict.

Jury leaves Merck facing retrial over Vioxx

December 13, 2005

Merck, faced the prospect of a retrial in the first claim in the federal court over Vioxx, the painkiller withdrawn from sale 15 months ago because of safety fears.