A woman whose husband died of a heart attack because of Vioxx (she claims) wants a retrial.
Evelyn Irvin Plunkett should get a third federal trial of her lawsuit claiming that the once-popular painkiller caused her first husband's fatal heart attack because a cardiologist who testified for manufacturer Merck & Co. did not reveal that his certification as a physician had lapsed. The first trial was a hung jury, and the second trial was a verdict for Merck.
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