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LEVITT v. MERCK & COMPANY, INC.

No. 17-2630.

914 F.3d 1169 (2019)

Jo LEVITT, Plaintiff-Appellant v. MERCK & COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 4, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Blair McClain , Nichelle L. Oxley , Jonathan Mesle Soper , Daniel A. Thomas , HUMPHREY & FARRINGTON, Independence, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Peter Bay , Stephen Gerard Strauss , BRYAN & CAVE, Saint Louis, MO, Paul Edward Boehm , Stephen Raber , WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY, Washington, DC, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges.

Merck & Company, Inc. ("Merck") manufactured and distributed Vioxx as a medication to relieve pain and inflammation between 1999 and 2004. Plaintiff Jo Levitt began taking Vioxx during the summer of 1999. She suffered cardiovascular injuries in March and May of 2000 while taking the medication. Her doctor continued to...

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