Vioxx Plaintiffs Challenge Doctors' Motion for Summary Judgment on Causation

MCCALLEN, Texas - Plaintiffs in a Vioxx medical malpractice/wrongful death complaint are challenging a summary judgment motion filed by two doctors who claim that the plaintiff's own experts testified there was no evidence the doctors deviated from the normal standard of care or that Vioxx caused the plaintiff's death. Garza v. Heart Clinic, P.A., et al., No. 05-017 (S.D. Texas).

In a March 15 reply to the motion for summary judgment, plaintiffs contend that the defendants failed to mention the testimony of a third plaintiffs' expert who conclusively stated that the two physicians breached the standard of medical care during …