Vying for Vioxx.A team of plaintiff's lawyers assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. to sue Merck & Co. on behalf of Vioxx Vi·oxx A trademark for the drug rofecoxib. Vioxx® Rofecoxib Pain management A COX-2 inhibitor used to manage osteoarthritic pain, acute pain in adults, primary dysmenorrhea. See COX-2 inhibitor. consumers in California has added two more lawyers in preparation for a June trial. Brian Kabateck, a partner at Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , and Brian Panish, a partner at Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, joined a nine-lawyer committee designed to oversee more than 1,600 lawsuits filed by California residents who claim they suffered strokes or heart attacks from taking Vioxx. "We added to the original plaintiff's executive committee because we were getting a lot more filings," said James O'Callahan, a partner at Girardi and Keese, lead law firm on the committee. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court Judge Victoria Chaney recently set a trial date of June 21 for the California cases. Staff reporter Amanda Bronstad can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 225, or at abronstad@labusinessjournal.com. |
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