Weitz & Luxenberg attorneys filed a petition with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. The petition request the Panel create an MDL for litigation involving…
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Category: Drugs & Devices
$13.5 Million in Vioxx Trial
Weitz & Luxenberg client John McDarby, 77, and his wife were rewarded a $4.5 million dollar verdict and $9 million in punitive damages from a New Jersey jury in one of the first Vioxx trial cases against Merck. ”The verdict is a victory for the 100,000 Americans who had heart attacks from Vioxx,” said lawyer Robert Gordon.…