Judge Fallon Rejects National Vioxx Class Action

Jurist is reporting on this latest development in the Vioxx litigaiton:

"A federal judge in New Orleans Wednesday rejected a bid to have all federal lawsuits against Merck & Co. brought in connection with the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx consolidated in a single national class action against the company. US District Judge Eldon Fallon , who is responsible for co-ordinating pre-trial procedures in the federal cases, said it made more sense to have the cases tried in their respective states of origin, but did not rule on specific state-based class actions."

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