Threatening to declare a mistrial, the judge hearing a product liability suit over painkiller Vioxx reprimanded manufacturer Merck & Co.'s lead lawyer for violating an order barring comments about lawyers in front of the jury. Judge Carol E. Higbee said Diane Sullivan had made repeated negative references about attorneys in her opening statement. "It's simply playing to the bias of jurors ... a certain perception that there are too many lawsuits and that it's causing society problems," Higbee said.
September 16, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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