Plaintiffs Urge Court Not to Sever Claims Alleging Injury Caused by Multiple COX-2s

LOS ANGELES - Plaintiffs in the California state court Vioxx proceedings who also claim they were injured by Bextra and Celebrex have filed an opposition to a defense motion to sever the claims into separate cases alleging damages caused by individual drugs. In Re: VIOXX Cases, JCCP No. 4247 (Calif. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty.).

In a brief filed Sept. 9 in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, plaintiffs in two cases contend they will be severely prejudiced by attempts to sever the non-Vioxx claims, as doing so would force the plaintiffs to litigate in some cases three different lawsuits …