Vioxx Class Action
www.vioxxlitigation.ca
(Updated February, 2008)
In late 2004, the manufacturer of Vioxx voluntarily withdrew it from the market after the data safety monitoring board of the FDA that was performing a study recommended that the study be halted because of an increased risk of serious cardiac events, including heart attack and strokes. The risk was approximately twice that of individuals taking a placebo.
Merchant Law Group launched class proceedings against the makers of Vioxx and other defendants, on behalf of all Canadians who had used this prescription drug (as well as on behalf of families whose relatives may have passed away as a result of using Vioxx).
In February, 2008, a certification judgment was released by the Court allowing this litigation to proceed as a certified class action. This is a landmark decision and tremendously important in fighting for compensation for Canadians who used Vioxx." said Tony Merchant, Q.C., in respect a certification judgment received from the Court. "This is a very important lawsuit for many Canadians and new people continue to contact our firm about the problems they have experienced from using Vioxx.
Health problems commonly reported from using Vioxx include (but are not limited to) gastrointestinal bleeding, blood clots, heart attacks, stroke, angina, cardiac arrests, congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, hypertensive, pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, sudden death, and other cardiovascular or gastrointestinal conditions and side effects.
Our lawsuit appears to be the only Canadian class action seeking compensation for Vioxx users who experienced gastrointestinal and/or cardiovascular problems (whereas other Vioxx lawsuits seek compensation for cardiovascular problems only).
Our law firm also believes that it is very important (in addition to obtaining substantial compensation for Vioxx users who experienced gastrointestinal and/or cardiovascular problems) that all Canadian consumers should also be reimbursed for the money they paid for Vioxx since 1999 regardless of health problems. Our firm is pursuing the only lawsuit in Canada that seeks this reimbursement compensation for any Canadian who previously took Vioxx.
Canadians who used Vioxx should contact us for more information. Please note, filling out the form below creates no financial obligation for you. The Judgment currently allows us to include in our class action anyone resident in Canada who contacts our law firm and took Vioxx anytime after October, 1999.
Although a compensation program has been tentatively proposed for some U.S. residents only, our firm is disappointed that Merck has made no offer to settle claims in Canada, and as a result the legal battle continues for Canadians. This certification judgment is a very important step forward on behalf of the Vioxx victims.
POUR LE SERVICE EN FRANÇAIS AU SUJET DE CE RECOURS COLLECTIF (OU D'AUTRE RECOURS POTENTIEL), S.V.P. CONTACT: MONTREAL@MERCHANTLAW.COM
Merchant Law Group LLP has 12 offices across Canada, with lawyers practising law in six provinces and an American state.
Merchant Law Group LLP has 12 offices across Canada, with lawyers practising law in six provinces and an American state. Tony Merchant, Q.C., and his firm are well known for their involvement in Mass & Class Action cases in Canada, including class proceedings regarding Complete Contact Lens Solution, Silicon Breast Implant, Winners/HomeSense, HSBC Mutual Funds, Various Cellular Phone Fees, Molson-Coors Merger, Conrad Black/Hollinger, GM Gasket Manifolds, Lead Paint in Toys (and similar consumer products), Menu Foods, Paxil, Vioxx, Agent Orange, Cryptosporidium Water, Sony, Residential School litigation, CPR Anhydrous Ammonia, and cases regarding ISM Information Security, Tundra noxious gas emissions, Zonolite, Canadian Wheat Board Pool transfers, and various other cases. Tony Merchant is known to be one of Canada's most active litigators with more than 600 reported cases in leading Caselaw Journals, having argued thousands of cases before the Canadian and American Courts, in Trial and Administrative Courts, and the Courts of Appeal of various American and Canadian jurisdictions, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Tony Merchant, Q.C., has a long history in pursuing public policy cases and is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.)
IF YOU WISH TO JOIN THIS CLASS ACTION OR GET MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE COMPLETE THE BELOW FORM OR CALL US AT 1 888 567 7777.(Please note, providing your information creates no financial obligation for you. You are not charged any fee or cost for joining this class action - we are simply paid a contingency fee from the compensation recovered, if successful.)
(Please note, in an effort to reduce Canadian spam, we enforce browser headers. What this means is you will have to disable any anonymous browser security such as Norton Internet Security just while you fill out and submit the form. If you are uncomfortable with this or just unsure how, please feel free to send the details asked for in this firm direct to me using the Technical support link at the bottom of the page, and I will be happy to add you myself.)