Associated Press, "Jury Selection Begins in First Vioxx Trial"
About 120 potential jurors filled out questionnaires Monday as jury selection began in the nation's first Vioxx-related lawsuit to go to trial. Jurors were to fill out a 19-page questionnaire with more than 100 questions about their health habits, favorite television shows and political leanings, among other topics. The Texas lawsuit is the first of more than 3,800 state and federal lawsuits pending against New Jersey-based Merck & Co. over the popular painkiller the company took off the market last September after research showed it could double risk of heart attack or stroke.