Vioxx faces first federal trial next week
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A judge has ruled on the scope of arguments in the first federal lawsuit over the painkiller Vioxx.
The judge says the widow of a Florida man may argue that Vioxx can be lethal if taken for weeks. But the judge also ruled that Merck and Company may argue it takes 18 months to create any danger.
Each side had tried to get the judge to rule out its opponent's key argument on how long someone must take Vioxx before it increases the risk of heart attacks.
The trial beginning next week in Houston involves a man who died after a month on the drug.
Merck won a case this month in its home state of New Jersey but lost a case in Texas three months ago.
The judge says the widow of a Florida man may argue that Vioxx can be lethal if taken for weeks. But the judge also ruled that Merck and Company may argue it takes 18 months to create any danger.
Each side had tried to get the judge to rule out its opponent's key argument on how long someone must take Vioxx before it increases the risk of heart attacks.
The trial beginning next week in Houston involves a man who died after a month on the drug.
Merck won a case this month in its home state of New Jersey but lost a case in Texas three months ago.
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