French Vioxx victims sue Merck

Kenneth B. Moll & Associates are at it again - helping the Vioxx victims outside the US sue Merck in the US. The overseas plaintiffs are realizing that the fastest way to get justice is to sue the company where it is based rather than engaging it in their home countries.

Now the law firm has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of French patients who have been injured after taking the painkiller that was recalled after reports of 140,000 injuries and 60,000 deaths in the US. Since the recall last year only one case has gone to trial and the company has already lost it. Merck is already talking about settling some cases out of court.

"Countless individuals in France and around the world have suffered severe and fatal injuries which could have been avoided if Merck had acted responsibly," says Kenneth B. Moll, the lead attorney at the firm who is handling the cases. The firm has also helped victims in England, Italy and Canada sue Merck.

The number of lawsuits against the company has exploded since the verdict in the Carol Ernst case where not only was Merck found guilty of causing the death of Robert Ernst but the jury also awarded over a quarter billion dollars to his widow Carol Ernst. While the award will eventually be reduced to $26 million, Kenneth Moll says, ""The verdict clearly shows Merck's culpability in their decision to put profits ahead of the safety of their consumers."

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