Bullock County Circuit court in Union Springs will be the venue for the state’s first lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturers of three hormone therapy drugs.

A lawsuit was filed on behalf of an Alabama resident against New Jersey-based Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Alabama-based Qualitist for allegedly causing physical injury, including breast cancer.

A Frederick County woman filed a lawsuit yesterday against the maker of Vioxx, claiming that the controversial anti-inflammatory drug caused her husband’s death three years ago.

A Frederick County woman filed a lawsuit against the maker of Vioxx, claiming that the controversial anti-inflammatory drug caused her husband's death three years ago.

The first scheduled trial of a wrongful death suit against Merck & Co. over its painkiller Vioxx was postponed Friday by an Alabama judge to avoid conflicts with federal litigation.

An Alabama judge delayed a trial of a lawsuit against Merck & Co. over the death of a man who took the drugmaker’s now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller.

The first scheduled trial of a wrongful death suit against Merck & Co. over its painkiller Vioxx was postponed Friday by an Alabama judge to avoid conflicts with federal litigation.

The first scheduled trial of a wrongful death lawsuit against Merck & Co. over its painkiller Vioxx was postponed by an Alabama judge to avoid conflicts with federal litigation.

Court-ordered settlement talks began Tuesday between lawyers for Merck & Co. and attorneys for a woman who blames her husband’s death on the company’s once-popular pain reliever Vioxx.

A state court judge has ordered Vioxx manufacturer Merck & Co. to begin settlement talks with the widow of an Alabama man who blames the pain medication for her husband’s death, attorneys in the case said Monday.