Parties Enter Tolling Agreement for Vioxx Cardiovascular Claims Filed in Federal Court
June 22, 2005
DOCUMENTS
- Tolling Agreement
NEW ORLEANS - Parties in the Vioxx MDL have reached an agreement to toll the statute of limitations for all claims alleging myocardial infarction or stroke as a result of ingesting the drug. In re: VIOXX Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1657 (E.D. La.).
The agreement was entered June 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and applies only to cases that are filed in federal court and where claimants consent to having their cases transferred to the MDL. The agreement also does not apply to New Jersey citizens.
'If a Claimant files a …
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