Judge declares mistrial in Vioxx case

The judge in Texas has today declared a mistrial in the the first federal lawsuit against Merck and its painkiller Vioxx.

The judge in Texas has today declared a mistrial in the the first federal lawsuit against Merck and its painkiller Vioxx.

A nine-member jury had been deliberating whether the painkiller Vioxx had contributed to the heart attack death of a Florida man in 2001.

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