Plaintiffs Move to Dismiss Vioxx-Related Injury Claims Following Removal

DALLAS - Four Texas residents involved in a products liability suit against Merck & Co., Inc., the manufacturer of Vioxx, to recover damages for cardiovascular injuries they allegedly sustained after using the drug, have moved to abandon their claims against the company after the case was removed to federal court. Robert Burch, et al., v. Merck & Co., Inc., et al., No. 03-CV-01623-N (N.D. Texas, Dallas Div.).

In a motion for voluntary partial dismissal filed Oct. 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, the plaintiffs requested that their allegations be dismissed without prejudice because it …