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Vioxx® Lawsuit Timeline

January 18, 2007 - Appeals Court Renews Proposed Vioxx® Class-Action

December 22, 2006 - Judge Upholds Jurys Vioxx® Ruling, Lowers Award

Septmeber 13, 2006 - Study Adds New Threat to Vioxx® Health Risks

August 18, 2006 - $51 Million Verdict in Latest Vioxx® Trial

July 7, 2006 - First California Vioxx® Trial Begins

June 28, 2006 - First California Vioxx® Trial Begins

June 27, 2006 - Merck Admits Mistake in Drug Study

May 23, 2006 - Vioxx® Risk Begins At Four Months, Not at 18

May 15, 2006 - Major Journals Failure to Disclose Vioxx® Risks

May 3, 2006 - New Concerns about Short Term Vioxx® Use

April 26, 2006 - Pursing Vioxx® Litigation Gets Easier

April 24, 2006 - Family Awarded $32 Million in Texas Vioxx® Suit

April 19, 2006 - Closing Arguments Set in Fifth Vioxx® Case

May, 31, 2006 - Merck Admits Vioxx® Mistake

April 11, 2006 -Vioxx® Plaintiff Receives $9M

April 10, 2006 -Vioxx® Judge Continues Punitive Damages Hearing

April 6, 2006 - Merck Must Pay $4.5 Million in Vioxx® Civil Suit

March 28, 2006 - Upcoming Federal Vioxx® Trials

March 17, 2006 - FDA Whistleblower to Testify in Vioxx® Case

March 7, 2006 - Familiar Arguments in Latest Vioxx® Trial

February 23,2006 - More Controversy Over Vioxx®

February 14, 2006 - Journal Editor Reverses Vioxx® Testimony

February 7, 2006 - Missing Data Affects Vioxx® Lawsuits

January 9, 2006 - Federal Judge Considering Sending Vioxx® Cases Back to State Level

January 4, 2006 - Vioxx® users continue to suffer

December 27, 2005 - Federal Vioxx® Re-trial date set

December 12, 2005 - Federal Vioxx® Case Ends in Mistrial

December 8, 2005 - Merck Denies Pressuring Doc over Vioxx®

December 5, 2005 - Vioxx® victim had low risk of heart attack

December 1, 2005 - Federal Vioxx® Case Begins

November 29, 2005 - After Vioxx®, Mereck cuts 7,000 workers

November 9, 2005 - Vioxx® battle goes to federal court

November 3, 2005 - Merck Cleared in Vioxx® Case

October 28, 2005 - Closing arguments in Vioxx® trial postponed

October 23, 2005 - Vioxx® class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Israelis

October 20, 2005 - Wrongful death Vioxx® trial postponed

October 17, 2005 - Merck litigation will take years

October 14, 2005 - More Vioxx® cases filed

October 10, 2005 - Mercks defense has shaky start

October 7, 2005 - Judge considers throwing out key testimony about Merck study

October 3, 2005 - First former German Vioxx® users join US lawsuit

October 3, 2005 - Fourth week of testimony begins in Vioxx® trial

September 30, 2005 - Irish Medicines Board has received 85 adverse Vioxx® reports

September 29, 2005 - Plaintiff gives emotional testimony in court

September 26, 2005 - Merck executive testifies

September 21, 2005 - Puerto Ricans file lawsuits against Vioxx® maker

September 21, 2005 - Former Merck chief scientist has Vioxx® concerns

September 18, 2005 - Medical expert delivers damaging evidence against Merck

September 15, 2005 - Judge warns of possible Vioxx® mistrial

September 12, 2005 - Jury selection in second Vioxx® trial begins

September 7, 2005 - Federal Vioxx® cases relocated because of Hurricane Katrina

September 6, 2005 - Merck can't afford to lose second Vioxx® trial

September 2, 2005 - Merck considers settling some Vioxx® claims

September 2, 2005 - Merck could face billions of dollars in losses because of Vioxx® cases

September 1, 2005 - Judge orders Vioxx® case back to Texas state district court

August 30, 2005 - Consumer group helping Puerto Rican Vioxx® users file lawsuits

August 26, 2005 - Merck to consider settling a limited number of Vioxx® lawsuits

August 25, 2005 - Merck will try to overturn nation's first Vioxx® verdict

August 19, 2005 - Vioxx® Lawsuit Settlement

August 16, 2005 -Testimony in first Vioxx® lawsuit ends

August 9, 2005 - Pathologist testifies for the defense of Merck in Vioxx® trial

August 3, 2005 - Pharmacologist testifies in Vioxx® case

August 1, 2005 - Former Merck marketing director testifies

August 1, 2005 - Judge approves Vioxx® class action lawsuit

July 22, 2005 - Doctor testifies he resisted prescribing Vioxx® due to safety concerns

July 21, 2005 - Researcher testifies Merck was aware of Vioxx® safety risks

July 21, 2005 - Merck suffers losses, hurt by Vioxx® charges

July 20, 2005 - First federal Vioxx® trial set for November

July 19, 2005 - Vioxx® trial reveals Merck discrepancy

July 19, 2005 - Merck official questioned about internal documents

July 19, 2005 - Merck official testifies at first Vioxx® related trial

July 17, 2005 - Merck begins defending against first of thousands of Vioxx® lawsuits

July 15, 2005 - First Vioxx® trial begins

July 14, 2005 - Merck accused of greed

July 12, 2005 - Merck faces first legal challenge in court

July 11, 2005 - Merck faces another lawsuit

July 11, 2005 - Jurors summoned for first Vioxx® lawsuit

July 11, 2005 - Vioxx® claims could reach as high as $25 billion, says analysts

July 11, 2005 - First Vioxx® trial starts in Texas

July 5, 2005 - Merck asks judge to delay first wrongful death Vioxx® trial

July 1, 2005 - Texas sues Merck for Vioxx® fraud

June 30, 2005 - First Vioxx® trial set to open July 11

June 24, 2005 - Vioxx® lawyers to sift through hundreds of suits, judge will decide first to go to trial

June 23, 2005 - First federal Vioxx® lawsuits set to begin soon

June 23, 2005 - Internal records show Merck knew about Vioxx® problems

June 21, 2005 - D.C. group files complaint against Vioxx® case judge

June 8, 2005 - Reacting to a post- Vioxx® world

June 5, 2005 - Vioxx® controversy grows

May 11, 2005 - First Vioxx® trial set for July

May 11, 2005 - Frederick woman sues Vioxx® maker over deceased husband

May 10, 2005 - Heart problems among Vioxx® users

May 9, 2005 - Group of Italians file class action against Vioxx® maker

May 7, 2005 - Documents detail Merck's aggressive marketing strategies

April 26, 2005 - First Vioxx® lawsuit becoming fierce battle

April 25, 2005 - Merck email suggests company may have known about Vioxx® risks

April 24, 2005 - Merck's financial future will be revealed as Vioxx® lawsuits go to trial

April 15, 2005 - New drug combo may replace Bextra, Vioxx® following drug recalls

April 13, 2005 - Merck asks for case dismissal

March 9, 2005 - Vioxx® lawsuit filed in Denver federal court

February 26, 2005 - Merck officials perplexed by Canadian Health Ministers remarks

February 24, 2005 - COX-2 inhibitors and advertising never addressed

February 18, 2005 - Merck president says Vioxx® recall may not be forever

February 16, 2005 - Merck says Vioxx® heart effects a class effect

January 26, 2005 - Medical journal publishes Vioxx® study after withholding it for months

January 25, 2005 - Study suggests between 88,000 and 140,000 serious heart problems tied to use of Vioxx®

January 25, 2005 - High number of Vioxx® patients blamed on aggressive advertising

December 11, 2004 - Vioxx® class action lawsuit filed in Arizona

December 2, 2004 - Vioxx® recall shifts patients back to older drugs

December 1, 2004 - Vioxx® lawsuits not a sure thing

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