Legal Opinion
In Re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 22, 2007No. MDL 1657PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER & REASONS
FALLON, District Judge.
Before the Court is Merck & Co., Inc.’s (“Merck”) Motion for Summary Judgment (Rec.Doc.7345) in three individual Vioxx cases on statutes of limitations grounds. The Court heard oral argument and took this motion under submission. Given the existence of factual disputes regarding both the triggering and tolling of the various limitations periods, Merck’s motion is now DENIED.
I. BACKGROUND
This multidistrict products liability litigation involves the prescription drug Vioxx, known generically as Rofecoxib. Merck, a New Jersey corporation, researched,…
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