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Teen’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley)
Saturday April 22nd 2006, 2:30 pm

(AP) _ The family of a teenager killed by officers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Brownsville Police and border authorities. Brownsville police and U-S Customs and Border Protection Agents [News Source]

Merck To Pay $32 Million Damages In Texas Vioxx Case (Medical News Today)
Saturday April 22nd 2006, 11:04 am

A court in Rio Grande City, Texas, has awarded the family of Leonel Garza $7 million in compensatory damage and $25 million in punitive damages. Merck was sued by Leonel Garza's family, which alleged that Vioxx led to his fatal heart attack in 2001. Garza was 71 when he died. Merck is facing over 11,000 lawsuits... click link for more info. [News Source]

Vioxx jury orders Merck to pay 32 million dollars (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Saturday April 22nd 2006, 10:34 am

A Texas jury has found Merck liable in the heart attack death of a Vioxx user, awarding his widow 32 million dollars in damages and marking the second straight loss for the pharmaceutical giant. [News Source]

Vioxx jury orders Merck to pay 32 million dollars (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Saturday April 22nd 2006, 1:48 am

A Texas jury has found Merck liable in the heart attack death of a Vioxx user, awarding his widow 32 million dollars in damages and marking the second straight loss for the pharmaceutical giant. [News Source]