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| Personal Injury Press Article |
| September 2, 2005 |
New Jersey Law Journal, "Class Action Could Mean Billion-Dollar Exposure for Merck" |
After Merck & Co.'s devastating loss in Texas several weeks ago in the first Vioxx case to go to a jury, the nation's eyes now turn to Atlantic City, where New Jersey's first case is set for trial on Sept. 12.
There are about 5,000 personal injury suits filed nationwide, about half in New Jersey, over the Merck painkiller that has been linked to increased risk of heart attack or stroke, but lurking behind those thousands of cases is a single one that could pose the greatest danger to America's third-largest drug company.
On July 29, in the midst of the trial in Texas, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee certified a national class action covering every private third-party payer that allowed members of its health benefits plan to buy Vioxx. |
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