Posted on 01/18/2007 4:56:39 PM PST by jdm
(AP) LOS ANGELES A hung jury has forced a mistrial in lawsuits by two men who blamed their heart attacks on Merck & Co.'s once-popular painkiller Vioxx.
The two cases were tried together before a Los Angeles jury that deadlocked when they reached the third question on a lengthy verdict form.
The jury did answer "yes" to the first two questions, finding that Vioxx did have potential risks or side-effects that were known or knowable and that they presented a substantial danger to users of Vioxx. The third question asked if the plaintiffs' physicians would have recognized the potential risks or side-effects.
The first two answers were rendered moot when the judge declared a mistrial.
Vioxx is/was a great medication for chronic arthritis. The Vioxx persecution is a crime against humanity by the trial lawyer industry.
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