Law360, New York (August 10, 2012, 7:38 PM ET) -- The Product Liability Advisory Council Inc. warned the Fifth Circuit on Thursday that allowing plaintiffs in a $220 million class action against Merck & Co. Inc. to pursue certain Vioxx product liability claims would threaten the permanence of multidistrict litigation settlements.
In an amicus curiae brief supporting Merck, PLAC asserted a Louisiana federal court had been right to stop a pair of Missouri plaintiffs from pursuing damages over claims that had already been resolved in MDL settlements. PLAC argued that the district court was well within...
Vioxx Appeal Imperils Merck MDL Deals, 5th Circ. Hears
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