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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.

Key Figures in First Federal Vioxx Trial

| December 12, 2005
Here's a look at key players in the nation's third Vioxx-related civil trial, and the first to go before a federal jury. The judge in the case declared a mistrial because of a hung jury after about 18 hours of deliberations over three days.

Merck Still Faces Tough Road with Vioxx Cases

| December 12, 2005
A lone holdout juror stood between Merck & Co. and what would have been a crucial second Vioxx-trial victory when the U.S. federal judge overseeing the case abruptly ruled the case a mistrial.

Merck Outlook Clouded by Mistrial Declaration

| December 12, 2005
Questions remain about Merck & Co.'s ability to successfully defend itself in Vioxx-related litigation after the drug maker was unable to convince a jury in the first federal trial involving the painkiller.

Merck Vioxx Case Ends in Mistrial After Hung Jury

Bloomberg | December 12, 2005
Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co. suffered a setback when a judge declared a mistrial in the third case involving its Vioxx painkiller, after a jury said they'd deadlocked on whether the drug caused a Florida man's death.

WSJ: Merck Still Faces Tough Road With Vioxx Cases

Dow Jones Newswires | December 12, 2005
HOUSTON (Dow Jones)--A lone holdout juror stood between Merck & Co. (MRK) and what would have been a crucial second Vioxx-trial victory when the U.S. federal judge overseeing the case abruptly ruled the case a mistrial, according to jurors.

UPDATE: Merck Outlook Clouded By Mistrial Declaration

Dow Jones Newswires | December 12, 2005
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Questions remain about Merck & Co.'s (MRK) ability to successfully defend itself in Vioxx-related litigation after the drug maker was unable to convince a jury in the first-federal-trial-involving-thepainkiller a case many expected the company to win.

Hung Jury Leaves Merck Up In The Air

Forbes | December 12, 2005
A hung jury led a judge to declare a mistrial in the most recent trial related to the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.

Judge to Set New Trial Date After Vioxx Mistrial

National Public Radio | December 12, 2005
All Things Considered, December 12, 2005 A federal judge in Houston will meet next week with lawyers in the first federal Vioxx trial to set a date for a retrial of the lawsuit against Merck, the painkiller's maker. As jurors began their fourth day of deliberations Monday, the judge found them to be deadlocked and declared a mistrial.

Vioxx-Federal Trial

The Associated Press | December 12, 2005
A federal judge in Houston says he'll meet with attorneys next week to discuss a new trial date after today's mistrial in a lawsuit over the once-popular painkiller Vioxx.