Vioxx Settlement Deadline Extended

People who think their heart attacks or strokes were caused by the once-popular painkiller Vioxx now have another month to file the paperwork to back up their claims.

By: Jamie Burch | WKRG-TV
Published: March 25, 2008

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - People who think their heart attacks or
strokes were caused by the once-popular painkiller Vioxx now have
another month to file the paperwork to back up their claims under a
settlement with manufacturer Merck & Company.
An outside attorney for Merck - Doug Marvin - told U.S. District
Judge Eldon Fallon on Tuesday that claims are coming in every day
to the Richmond, Va.-based law firm appointed to administer them,
BrownGreer PLC.
And he says some law firms are still working on their claims.
He says Merck has agreed to put off the deadline until May 1st.
Orran Brown of BrownGreer says about 49,000 people have been
found eligible for the settlement, and more than 46,000 have sent
in at least some of the required paperwork.

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