N.J. Court Affirms Dismissal of U.K. Plaintiffs' Vioxx Claims

TRENTON, N.J. - A New Jersey appellate court has affirmed an order dismissing the Vioxx product liability claims of 98 English and Welsh plaintiffs, stating that the unavailability of certain causes of action in foreign jurisdictions does not preclude dismissal under forum non conveniens. In Re Vioxx Litigation, No. A-1731-06T1 (N.J. Super. Ct., App. Div.).

On July 31, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court also held that Judge Carol E. Higbee of the Atlantic County Superior Court didn't err in determining that the United Kingdom, as an available and adequate alternative forum, would better satisfy private and …