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Nature 436, 459 (28 July 2005) | doi:10.1038/436459a; Published online 27 July 2005

Painkiller in the dock

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Still reeling from the loss of its blockbuster pill Vioxx, Merck is now in court to face its first lawsuit over the drug. Meredith Wadman reports.

The attention of the global pharmaceutical industry is fixated this month on a courtroom in Texas. In the little town of Angleton, Merck is defending an allegation that its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx killed Robert Ernst, a 59-year-old personal trainer from nearby Keene.

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