New Zealand Vioxx victims sue Merck in the US

KB Moll, the US based law firm that has already helped Vioxx victims from Italy, England, France, Australia and Canada is now helping New Zealand citizens sue Merck in the US. Since Merck is an American corporation and all of the drug development, testing, sales and marketing was coordinated out of the company's offices in the US, it is possible to sue the company there even if you are not a US citizen or resident.

Another reason why lawyers overseas prefer to sue in the US is that the product liabilities laws are clear and straightforward. The American attorneys are also willing to work with their clients under a system in which they pay nothing if the case is not decided in their favor (in which case the lawyers get a sizeable portion).

The first lawsuit was tried in Angleton, Texas and Merck was convicted of causing the death of Robert Ernst. The second trial Humeston VS Merck is in progress in Atlantic City and indications from first week of trial point to a second defeat for Merck.

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