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The Vioxx jury is working on Saturday. Read about it here. For reaction of some lawyers to the latest news concerning the NEJM story, go here.

Honda and its expert, Robert Gratzinger, got caught “wrongfully and intentionally alter[ing] the most significant physical evidence in [a products liability case.” The judge sanctioned them, but then sealed the order as part of a settlement of the case. Trial Lawyers for Public Justice found to open the record to…

The New England Journal of Medicine, hardly a tool of the plaintiff’s bar, has concerns that Merck not only played dodgeball but actually hid the ball. AP puts it this way: “Vioxx maker Merck & Co. concealed heart attacks suffered by three patients during a clinical study of the now-withdrawn…

The judge wanted it done quick – and the defense rested after just a few days of testimony. Read more here. The article says that the jury is expected to get the case by mid-day tomorrow (Thursday).

Here is the latest news on the first federal MDL trial currently underway in Houston. The judge wants this case over quickly; the plaintiffs put on their case in less than five days and the defense has already called several witnesses. Here is a summary of a key witness for…

By now everyone has heard of the troubles for Dr. Ray Harron, the radiologist who read as many as 150 x-rays a day at $125 each, the results of which efforts were used as support of the claim of 75,000 asbestos claimants. As this article from today’s NYT demonstrates, the…

The federal judge heading up the Vioxx MDL will permit the plaintiffs to call expert witnesses to prove that short-term use of Vioxx can cause cardiac problems. Read about the ruling and other Vioxx news here.

Ok, I have lived long enough to have some idea how the world works. I do not pretend to understand how the world works, mind you, I just have some idea how it works. I knew that it was not by happenstance that drug reps tended to be attractive women…

Fresh off the heels of a recent loss, Chris Seeger and his team are gearing up for more Vioxx cases state court in New Jersey. The judge has decided that one of seven cases will be tried starting January 30, 2006. Each of the cases are on behalf of a…

Regular readers will remember that several weeks ago I wrote about the opinion by Judge Jack in a group of silicosis cases pending in Texas. At the time I wrote “this story will not and should not die.” Well, it has not died. The business community has grabbed this bull…