Two Vioxx Trials Underway -UPDATED
This news article informs us that a jury was seated in the re-trial of the federal court case mis-tried several months ago. The last trial of the case took place in Houston; this trial is in New Orleans. Here is an article about the events of the first day.
How will the actions of the New England Journal of Medicine impact the trial? That issue is dicussed in this article.
There is another trial under way in the Rio Grande Vally - this one is in state court.
Why did Merk allow this to stay in state Court? Is Rio Grande City Bush friendly?
Did the Plaintiff's attorneys not have a good choice of venue?
I have heard that early in the Vioxx litigation Merck cut a deal with some lawyers to allow Vioxx cases in stay in state court in Texas. I know Mark Lanier cut this deal in some of his cases. I do not know what the consideration was for that deal.
Does anyone out there know?