Plaintiffs Move to Create Federal MDL for Vioxx Lawsuits

WASHINGTON - Plaintiffs in Vioxx personal injury suits have moved to create a federal MDL for national coordination of pre-trial issues arising from the flood of claims expected in the wake of Merck & Co.'s decision to voluntarily withdraw the drug, HarrisMartin Publishing is reporting. In Re Vioxx Litigation, MDL Docket No. n/a (JPML)

In a motion filed Oct. 6 before the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in Washington, D.C., plaintiffs seek the consolidation and transfer of Vioxx cases pending in five federal district courts. The movants contend that the consolidation of consumer and personal injury claims stemming from the …