Vioxx Lawsuits With Trial Dates in 2006 for Federal MDL and State Courts: Vioxx Attorney

Several Vioxx lawsuits are scheduled to go to trial in 2006; some of them at the same time. Vioxx manufacturer Merck & Co. could find itself in a situation where they are forced to deploy separate defense counsel teams to different venues and transport its corporate witnesses from courtroom to courtroom since Merck has vowed to defend itself against each Vioxx lawsuit, and settle none.

Below is a list of the Vioxx cases filed against Merck which are currently scheduled to go to trial in 2006. In our list of Vioxx trials we have included some information about the duration of Vioxx exposure, or period of use, as well as the injury suffered by the individual who is the subject of the Vioxx lawsuit, to the extent these facts are known.


Vioxx Cases Scheduled for Trial in 2006
Court	Start Date	Injury	Exposure
Texas District Court Rio Grande City Verdict for Plaintiff in Garza	1/24/06	Fatal heart attack 4/21/01	Less than 1 month
Louisiana Federal Court New Orleans Irvin/Plunkett Retrial: Verdict for Merck	2/6/06	Fatal heart attack 5/15/01	Less than 1 month
New Jersey State Court Atlantic County Verdict for Plaintiff in McDarby Verdict for Merck in Cona	2/27/06	Two heart attack cases 6/9/03 and 4/2004	2 years and 4 years respectively
Louisiana Federal Court New Orleans	3/13/06 Postponed	Heart attack 5/3/03	Under 2 years
Louisiana Federal Court New Orleans	4/3/06 Postponed	Heart attack 7/1/02	3 years
Texas State Court Hidalgo County	4/17/06 Status unknown	Fatal deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism 5/5/01	15 months
Florida Circuit Court Hillsborough County	5/1/06 Status unknown	Unknown	Unknown
New Jersey State Court Atlantic County One Verdict for Merck	6/5/06 One postponed	Heart attack 1/04	3 years
Louisiana Federal Court New Orleans	6/12/06 Dismissed	Heart attack 5/4/04	2 years, 8 months
California Superior Court Los Angeles County Verdict for Merck	6/21/06	Heart attack	More than 2 years
Florida State Court Lucie County	6/30/06 Status unknown	Heart attack 2003	Under 3 years
Louisiana Federal Court New Orleans Verdict for Plaintiff	7/24/06	Heart attack	2 years 8 months
Florida State Court Tampa	7/31/06 Postponed	Heart attack 2001	2 1/2 months
Florida Circuit Court Hillsborough County	7/31/06 Status unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Tribal Court of Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians	8/7/06 Status unknown	Unknown	Unknown
New Jersey Superior Court Atlantic County	9/11/06 Postponed	Unknown	Unknown
Louisiana Federal Court New Orleans Verdict for Merck	9/11/06	Unknown	About 4 months
Alabama Circuit Court Jefferson County	10/26/06 Postponed	Unknown	Unknown
Louisiana Federal Court New Orleans Verdict for Merck	10/30/06	Heart attack 2003	10 1/2 months
California Superior Court Los Angeles County	November 2006	Two heart attack cases 3/2002 and 12/2000	4 1/2 months and 18 months respectively
Texas District Court Harris County	11/8/06 Dismissed	Unknown	Unknown
Louisiana Federal Court New Orleans	11/27/06	Unknown	Unknown
Alabama Circuit Court Jefferson County	12/11/06	Unknown	Unknown
Illinois Circuit Court Madison County	12/11/06	Unknown	Unknown

Vioxx Lawsuits With Trial Dates in 2006

Vioxx Trials Scheduled in Federal MDL and State Courts

Vioxx Cases Scheduled for Trial in 2006