Cases in Vioxx litigation could reach 100,000
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge told dozens of attorneys crowded into a courtroom here Monday that there could ultimately be up to 100,000 cases filed against Merck & Co. over its now withdrawn pain reliever Vioxx, and that he could hear a case as early as the fall.
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