The jury deliberations took just four and a half hours. "The 12-person jury deliberated for four and a half hours before finding that Merck wasn't negligent. The jury didn't award Mr. Grossberg any damages. The jury voted that Vioxx did have risks that were knowable, but that the risks didn't present a substantial danger to users." Early WSJ coverage. More Point of Law coverage of Vioxx litigation.
Breaking: Defense verdict in Grossberg v. Merck, first California Vioxx case
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| Isaac Gorodetski Project Manager, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute igorodetski@manhattan-institute.org |
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| Bridget Carroll Press Officer, Manhattan Institute bcarroll@manhattan-institute.org |



