in Re Vioxx Litigation

• Court: Texas Supreme Court
• Decided: August 25, 2005
• Docket: 05-0436
• Status: Published

Opinion

ORDER OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION PANEL

Order Pronounced August 25, 2005

THE MOTION FOR TRANSFER IN THE FOLLOWING MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION CASE IS GRANTED AS FOLLOWS:

05-0436 IN RE VIOXX LITIGATION

The Motion for Transfer, filed by Merck & Co., Inc., under Rule 13 of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration is granted. Causes listed in Appendix A of the Motion for Transfer will be transferred to one district judge. The panel will issue a second order at a later date naming the judge to whom the cases will be transferred. In the event that the pretrial judge or a litigant concludes that one or more additional pretrial judges are needed in the future, the panel will entertain at that time a request to transfer cases to an additional judge or judges. If cases that are ready for trial are not remanded to the trial court for trial under rule 13.7, the panel will entertain complaints from litigants about the delay and will decide whether to grant relief.