Casey v. Merck & Co., Inc.

Present: All the Justices JOHN CASEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ORA CASEY, ET AL. OPINION BY v. Record No. 111438 JUSTICE S. BERNARD GOODWYN March 2, 2012 MERCK & CO., INC. UPON QUESTIONS OF LAW CERTIFIED BY THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT Pursuant to Article VI, Section 1 of the Constitution of Virginia and our Rule 5:40, we accepted the following certified questions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: (1) Does Virginia law permit equitable tolling of a state statute of limitations due to the pendency of a…