Merck Faces Canadian Class-action Vioxx Case

Aug 29 2008

A Canadian court has certified another class-action lawsuit against Merck & Co. over its former painkiller Vioxx, for which the U.S. drug maker is doling out billions of dollars to cover American settlements. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has certified a case involving Vioxx users outside the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Saskatchewan, where judges have already certified class-action personal injury cases. Vioxx was developed at a Merck research facility in Quebec. The latest class-action certification encompasses several thousand patients, said plaintiffs attorney Bonnie Tough, who did not have an exact figure. She said the cases date back to the fall of 2004.

Tom Murphy, Associated Press, 7-29-08
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