Legal Opinion
County of Santa Clara v. Merck & Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 20, 2012No. MDL No. 1657PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER & REASONS
ELDON E. FALLON, District Judge.
Currently pending before the Court is Merck’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings with respect to the claims of the County of Santa Clara (Rec. Doc. 63425). The Court has reviewed the briefs and the applicable law and heard oral argument on the motion and is now prepared to rule.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
To put this matter in perspective, a brief review of this litigation is appropriate. This multidistrict products liability litigation involves the prescription drug Vioxx, known generically as Rofecoxib. Merck, a New Jersey…
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