VIOXX TRIALS: THE SCOREBOARD
Plaintiff/Venue Length of Vioxx Use Verdict/Date

Widow of Robert Ernst, 59/Brazoria County Dist. Ct., Texas

8 months

$253 million (reduced under punitive damages cap to $26 million)/ 8-9-05
Frederick Humeston, 61/Atlantic County Super. Ct., N.J. 2 months Defense/11-30-05
$47.5 million/3-12-07 (retrial)
Widow of Richard Irvin, 53/U.S. Dist. of Eastern Louisiana Ct. Less than 1 month Defense/2-18-06 (new trial ordered)
John McDarby, 77/Atlantic County Super. Ct., N.J. 48 months $13.5 million/4-5-06
Thomas Cona, 60/Atlantic County Super. Ct., N.J. 22 months Defense/4-5-06
Family of Leonel Garza, 71/Starr County Dist. Ct., Texas 1 month $32 million/4-21-06 (judge reduced award to $8.7 million)
Elaine Doherty, 68/Atlantic County Super. Ct., N.J. 30 months Defense/7-13-06
Stewart Grossberg, 71/Los Angeles County Super. Ct. Sporadic Defense/8-3-06
Gerald Barnett, 62/U.S. Dist. of Eastern Louisiana Ct. 33 months $51 million/8-17-06 (new trial ordered)
Garry Smith, 56/U.S. Dist. of Eastern Louisiana Ct. 4-1/2 months Defense/9-27-06
Charles Laron Mason, 64/U.S. Dist. of Eastern Louisiana Ct. 10-1/2 months Defense/11-15-06
Anthony Dedrick, 51/U.S. Dist. of Eastern Louisiana Ct. 6 months Defense/12-13-06
Gary Albright, 57/Jefferson County Circuit Ct., Ala. About 1 year Defense/12-15-06
Lawrence Appell, 57/Los Angeles County Super. Ct. 18 months Mistrial/1-18-07
Rudolph Arrigale, 76/Los Angeles County Super. Ct. 4-1/2 months Mistrial/1-18-07
Estate of Brian Hermans, 44/Atlantic County Super. Ct., N.J. About 2 years Defense/3-2-07
Widower of Patty Schwaller, 52/Madison County Circuit Ct., Ill. About 20 months Defense/3-27-07
Refic Kozic, 56/Hillsborough County Circuit Ct., Fla. 9 months Defense/10-5-07

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