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Litigation

Apr. 11, 2007

L.A. Vioxx Plaintiff Drops Case on the Eve of Trial

LOS ANGELES - California's fourth Vioxx plaintiff withdrew his case on the eve of jury selection because he and his wife were worried that the stress of a trial might cause him to have another heart attack, according to the plaintiff's attorney.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - The judge in California's fourth Vioxx case granted the plaintiff's motion to dismiss his case on the eve of jury selection.
      The plaintiff and his wife were worried that the stress of a trial might cause him to have another heart attack, according to the plaintiff's attorney.
      Jury selection i...

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