A jury in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, a traditionally plaintiff-friendly location, will hear the nation’s next Vioxx suit.
The trial in Felicia Garza, et al. v. Michael D. Evans, M.D., et al. is set to begin on Jan. 24 in 229th District Judge Alex W. Gabert’s court in Starr County. The trial will be the first in 2006 and the fourth Vioxx suit to go to a jury, following a plaintiff’s state-court win in Angleton — the verdict totaled $253.5 million — a defense win in state court in New Jersey, and a mistrial in federal court in Houston.
