Judge Rejects Delay for Next Vioxx Trial
A New Jersey judge turned down a request by Merck &
Company on Monday to postpone the next trial over
its painkiller Vioxx.
Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee, who is
overseeing nearly 2,500 Vioxx product liability
cases that have been filed in New Jersey, also
rejected several other Merck motions related to the
coming trial.
Merck, based in Whitehouse Station, N.J., urged
Judge Higbee in a motion filed last week to postpone
the trial's start for 45 days, citing a "media
blitz" after the first trial.
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