ANGLETON — A few of the jurors on the nation's first civil suit against pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., over its painkiller Vioxx talked about their decision today. They awarded the widow of Robert Ernst, who died after taking Vioxx, $253.4 million in damages. The seven-man, five-woman jury deliberated for 10½ hours over two days before returning the verdict in a 10-2 vote. Ten of the 12 jurors concurred with Carol Ernst's contention that the Vioxx was responsible for her husband's death. Juror Derrick Chizer, who voted for Ernst, said the 10 like-minded jurors believed a heart attack triggered the...