Texas Vioxx lawsuit set to go to jury (Reuters)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050818/hl_nm/merck_vioxx_dc"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20050818/mdf29209.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=IieDqBp6FPO2sGsRdbkbZA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Merck and Co. Inc. for years hid clinical evidence that showed Vioxx posed a heart attack risk, said the lawyer for the plaintiff in the first state civil trial against drugmaker's popular painkiller. 'We've seen a decade of deception by Merck,' Mark Lanier told the jury in closing arguments. Merck pulled the drug off the market in September, saying studies showed long-term usage raised patients' risk of heart attack or stroke. A bottle of Vioxx is seen in this file photo taken on September 30, 2004. (Mike Segar/Files/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Lawyers for Merck & Co. Inc.
and the widow of a Texas man suing the company in the first
civil lawsuit over the painkiller Vioxx ended their arguments
on Wednesday, clearing the way for the jury to begin
deliberations on Thursday.</p><br clear=all>

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