A new Law.com article (reprinted from the New Jersey Law Journal) is discussing how NJ’s Consumer Fraud Act will be bad news for Merck: After Merck & Co.’s devastating loss in Texas several weeks ago in the first Vioxx case to go to a jury, the nation’s eyes now turn to Atlantic City, where New…
Monthly Archives: September 2005
Closer to a decision?
Senate Leaders Narrow Differences on Asbestos Excerpt: U.S. Senate leaders have narrowed their differences over a proposed fund to compensate asbestos victims and are talking about a fund of between $131 billion and $141 billion, aides and others close to the talks said on Friday. Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota proposed a…
Class Action Alternatives
Recovering Financially From Mesothelioma Disability Insurance Disability claims may be filed if one has such insurance either privately or through an employer. Social Security Disability Disability claims can be filed with the federal social security system. Worker’s Compensation Only if asbestos exposure can be linked to a particular job-site can a worker’s compensation claim be…
Vioxx News
Motion to postpone Vioxx trial rejected Excerpt: Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck, in a motion filed last week, had urged Higbee to postpone the trial’s start for 45 days, citing a ‘’media blitz’’ after the first Vioxx trial. Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee, who is overseeing nearly 2,500 Vioxx product liability cases that have been…