Judge dismisses Vioxx-related lawsuits

A New Jersey judge has dismissed roughly 50 Vioxx-related lawsuits against Merck & Co. filed in state court by British citizens, saying the cases should be heard in Britain, not the U.S.


New Jersey Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee also ordered that Merck must take steps to ensure that the plaintiffs can have their cases heard in British courts.

Should the British courts decline to accept them, the drug maker must not prevent the suits from being refiled in New Jersey, the judge ordered.

Higbee's order, which was posted on the court's Web site Thursday, came in response to Merck's motion to dismiss the lawsuits filed by British citizens, arguing Britain was the appropriate forum for their complaints.
 

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