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Feb.22 Vioxx Update News Issue # 22

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Dear fellow Vioxx user:

Alright folks, maybe you have not heard, but Merck won
another case Friday regarding Vioxx. Don't lose hope.

So far, 9600 cases have been filed. Many on the Vioxx
Upadate newsletter have already filed. Presently, we have
over 89,000 subscribers to this Vioxx Update. EACH AND EVERY
one of you have taken Vioxx.

Evelyn Plunkett, whose husband died after taking Vioxx
left the courtroom in tears. Evelyn is a subscriber to this
newsletter and our hearts go out to her.

We continue to believe that the kind of lawyer you have means
a lot. If you have not yet signed with a lawyer, you should
that the firms evaluating each case if you fill out the short
form are part of the group that won the case in Texas. see link:
Your Settlement

If you are one of the 9600 that has signed a contract with
a lawyer, please do not fill this out. But if you have not
yet signed then you really want to take a few minutes to
see if you can be helped. This costs you nothing.

Regards,

Carol
Vioxx Update Editor

PS., The Vioxx Update Newsletter will be coming out
regularly every two weeks with updated news. The cases
are making their way and you really need to avoid the
rush. Get a lawyer now.

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NEWS ALERT: If you have not received a portion of the recent
200 million dollar Vioxx lawsuit... read this.

If you have taken Vioxx and have not signed-up with a lawyer
you need to do so NOW. Time is limited and you do not want
to waive your legal right to a settlement.

Do You Have A Case? Fill out this 60 second, no obligation,
free evaluation form and find out. Even if you have filled
out a form in the past, please do so again to get evaluated.
Only 10% of all cases have been evaluated as of October 1st.
Just visit:
Your Settlement

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Merck won an important victory on Friday when a jury in
New Orleans found the US drug maker and its withdrawn
painkiller, Vioxx, were not liable for a man's heart attack
and death.

The verdict gives Merck momentum in the first of four critical
trials of Vioxx litigation in federal court. The New Orleans
win, involving a plaintiff who took Vioxx for one month, also
bolsters Merck's chances of facing down potentially billions
of dollars in liability.

Merck withdrew Vioxx from the market in September 2004 when company
studies found it increased risk of heart attacks and strokes after
18 months' continuous use.

Since then, plaintiffs have filed at least 9,650 lawsuits claiming
injury, of which about half are in federal courts and half are in
state courts.

Merck has received split decisions in the first two trials held in
state courts. It lost the first trial in Texas, where a jury awarded
$26m in damages to a widow, and it won a case in New Jersey in
November.

All eyes will turn to New Jersey as a new trial is set to start as
soon as February 27. Meanwhile, another state court trial is ongoing
in south Texas.

Friday's decision was the first in a series of trials of the federal
court cases. Judge Eldon Fallon is overseeing the federal court
litigation, and has said the results of the first four trials this
year could help to lay the groundwork for the scope of future
settlements by Merck.

Merck has vowed to fight each case individually, and plaintiffs'
attorneys said they remain spoiled for a fight.

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Please forward this to ANYONE you know who has taken Vioxx.
Thank you from the Vioxx Update Staff

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