Legal Opinion
In re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 3, 2012No. MDL No. 1657PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER & REASONS
ELDON C. FALLON, District Judge.
Currently pending before the Court is the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Motion to Remand (Rec. Doc. 63194). 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 corporation, researched, designed, manufactured,…
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