Merck Moves for Summary Judgment in Vioxx-Related Cardiac Injury Case

BATON ROUGE, La. - The manufacturer of Vioxx filed a motion for summary judgment in a case filed by a Louisiana woman who claims she sustained cardiac injuries as a result of using the arthritis medication. Genevieve C. Wascom v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. 02-CV-460 (M.D. La.).

Merck's Oct. 2 motion contends it is entitled to summary judgment because the plaintiff's prescribing physician testified that the package insert accompanying the drug provided him with sufficient information regarding potential side effects.

Plaintiff Genevieve Wascom filed suit against Merck on April 24, 2002, in the 19th Judicial District for the Parish …