New resources aid Vioxx plaintiffs and their lawyers.The September 2004 withdrawal from the market of the popular arthritis arthritis, painful inflammation of a joint or joints of the body, usually producing heat and redness. There are many kinds of arthritis. In its various forms, arthritis disables more people than any other chronic disorder. and acute pain drug Vioxx left millions of patients wondering whether a medicine they relied on to relieve their pain had actually harmed them. The withdrawal was prompted by clinical data indicating that patients taking 25 milligrams or more of Vioxx per day for more than 18 months had an increased risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke. Vioxx maker Merck & Co. estimates that 105 million U.S. prescriptions were written for the drug from May 1999--when it first entered the market--through August 2004 and that about 20 million U.S. patients took it. For ATLA ATLA Association of Trial Lawyers of America ATLA American Theological Library Association ATLA American Trial Lawyers Association ATLA Air Transport Licensing Authority (Hong Kong) ATLA Avatar: The Last Airbender members who represent plaintiffs, the Exchange and ATLA Education are offering up-to-date resources covering the legal and medical issues surrounding Vioxx. This information can help you assess and prepare Vioxx cases on behalf of prospective clients who have suffered adverse effects from the drug. The Vioxx Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Packet includes client intake forms, a sample complaint, and other sample court documents; names and contact information for other members evaluating cases; ATLA Education speaker papers; TRIAL articles; a bibliography bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. of relevant medical and scientific literature; and FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. materials. The packet is updated regularly. To order, log on to www.exchange.atla.org and click on "Litigation Packets," or call the Exchange at (800) 344-3023. Members representing plaintiffs may also participate in an ATLA Education teleseminar, Vioxx: Federal Investigation and Litigation Update, on January 11. This two-hour members-only program will feature ATLA attorneys discussing the latest developments in Vioxx litigation. To register, visit www.atla.org/education and click on "Teleseminars," then the Vioxx seminar listed for January. An October 2004 teleseminar, Pharmaceutical Update: Vioxx and SSRIs, featured physicians and ATLA members knowledgeable about the Vioxx clinical trials. They discussed reasons for the drug recall, relevant adverse events, and other related issues. This teleseminar and others are available on audiotape au·di·o·tape n. 1. A relatively narrow magnetic tape used to record sound for subsequent playback. 2. A tape recording of sound. tr.v. or CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . To order, visit www.playbacknow.com/atla, or call (800) 241-7785. |
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