A New Jersey appeals panel has handed Merck & Co. a victory in the mass litigation over its painkiller Vioxx by barring 98 English and Welsh users of the drug from suing in the state’s courts.

The plaintiffs wanted to take advantage of New Jersey’s plaintiff-friendly laws and fee-switching rules that do not exist in the United Kingdom, the other possible forum.

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