JPML to Hear Vioxx Transfer and Consolidation Motions Jan. 27 in Florida

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) will hear argument Jan. 27 on several motions to transfer nearly 200 federal Vioxx cases to a consolidated MDL docket. In Re: Vioxx Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1657 (JPML).

The JPML has scheduled argument for 9:30 a.m. in the U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Fort Myers, Fla

Plaintiffs in a Vioxx personal injury case first filed a motion Oct. 8 to create a federal Vioxx MDL to handle pretrial issues in similar cases filed in federal court. Since then, Merck has asked the JPML to transfer and …