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Merck wants Vioxx Case Dismissed

| April 13, 2005
The Vioxx pills that an Alabama widow claims caused her husband's death Sept. 4, 2001, were not on the market until a half year later.

Beasley Allen Law Firm Leads National COX-2 Litigation

| April 13, 2005
One of the most popular in the COX-2 class, Vioxx - used by tens of millions of people worldwide - was pulled off the market last October. This decision came shortly after medical conference where FDA researcher David Graham showed higher doses of Vioxx correlated with a tripled risk of heart attack or sudden cardiac death compared to people who weren't taking any similar drug.

Vioxx Suits Stalled

Mobile Press-Register | April 12, 2005
Mobile cases among hundreds sent to federal judge in New Orleans for pretrial discover

Bextra Lawsuits Expected

Montgomery Advertiser | April 8, 2005
Doctors and pharmacists in the tri-county area expect a wave of anxiety to crash over their patients once they learn Pfizer Inc. pulled its popular arthritis painkiller Bextra off the market.

Pfizer seen Vulnerable to Litigation on Bextra

| April 8, 2005
Bextra and Celebrex belong to a class of drugs called COX-2 inhibitors that also includes Merck & Co.'s Vioxx, which was voluntarily withdrawn by the company last year after it was shown to increase the risk of stroke and heart attack.

First Vioxx case set for Clay County

Montgomery Advertiser | April 8, 2005
The first court case to be heard against the makers of the arthritis painkiller Vioxx will open in Clay County and Montgomery trial lawyer Jere Beasley said his firm will have several hundred more after that.

Judge Selects Vioxx lawsuits Steering Panel

| April 8, 2005
The federal Vioxx cases took a major step forward when U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon selected a plaintiffs steering committee that will help shepherd what is expected to be lengthy and complex litigation.

Beasley Allen Attorney Andy Birchfield Named Co-lead Counsel for Vioxx lawsuits

| April 8, 2005
In a pretrial order issued today, Judge Fallon of the United States District Court in Louisiana appointed Mr. Birchfield of Beasley Allen as co-lead counsel with regard to pending Vioxx products liability litigation.

Judge Selects Alabama Lawyer for Federal Vioxx Suits

The Associated Press | April 8, 2005
The Federal Vioxx cases took a major step forward on Friday when U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon selected a plaintiffs steering committee that includes an Alabama lawyer as co-lead counsel.

Judge Selects Vioxx Suits Steering Panel

Tallahassee Democrat | April 8, 2005
The Federal Vioxx cases took a major step forward on Friday when U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon selected a plaintiffs steering committee that includes an Alabama lawyer as co-lead counsel.