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.

A conservative legal group based in Washington, D.C., has filed a judicial ethics complaint against an Alabama judge who accepted large campaign contributions from attorneys pursuing a Vioxx wrongful death lawsuit.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A conservative legal group based in Washington, D.C., has filed a judicial ethics complaint against an Alabama judge handling a Vioxx wrongful death case who accepted large campaign contributions from attorneys pursuing the suit.

The law firm of Barbour County native Jere Beasley is representing an Alabama resident who is suing New Jersey-based Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Alabama-based Qualitest for allegedly causing physical injury, including breast cancer.

The law firm of Barbour County native Jere Beasley is representing an Alabama resident who is suing New Jersey-based Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and Alabama-based Qualitist for allegedly causing physical injury, including breast cancer.

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.