Judge Denies Plaintiffs Motion to Remand Cardiovascular Injury Lawsuit

GALVESTON, Texas - A judge in Texas has denied a plaintiff's motion to remand a Vioxx injury case that had previously been sent back to state court by another judge, but was removed again after some of the in-state defendants named in the suit were dismissed. Denny v. Merck & Co., Inc., No. 04-526 (S.D. Texas).

In an order issued Nov. 17, Judge Samuel B. Kent of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas refused to send the case back to the Brazoria County District Court because the plaintiffs waited too long to file their motion to …