October 04, 2004

No surprise here, especially since hundreds and even thousands of suits were already in progress alleging injury from Merck's just-withdrawn arthritis drug: "plaintiff attorneys are gearing up for a repeat of the Baycol, Rezulin and fen-phen torts. After Thursday's recall, firms around the country rushed to send mass e-mails and issue press releases to recruit Vioxx litigants." (Law.com).