Vioxx Lawsuits to Consolidate in Federal Court in New Orleans
Source: New York Times
Hundreds of Vioxx lawsuits, individual and class actions, will be consolidated in a federal court in New Orleans before Judge Eldon E. Fallon, favored by many plaintiffs’ lawyers, the New York Times reported last week.
The lawsuits filed against Merck & Company allege death and heart problems from taking its pain relief drug Vioxx.
According to the New York Times, Fallon was selected because of his schedule availability and experience. “He is overseeing a proposed settlement reached in his court last year for all federal injury claims related to Propulsid, a heartburn drug made by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary.”
In Sept. 2004, Merck pulled Vioxx from all markets after a study found that it increases a patients’ risk of heart attack and stroke.
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