Illinois Vioxx Suit Filed Claiming Damages

An article in the Madison-St.Clair Record by Steve Gonzalez says that the first Vioxx lawsuit in Madison County claiming damages, has been filed by David J McQuay.

McQuay claims that he was unaware of the dangers of Vioxx and that at the time Vioxx was sold to him it was "defective in design and unreasonably dangerous, subjecting him to risks of heart attack, strokes and other illnesses."

"Vioxx possessed serious life threatening side effects. . ."

Mr. McQuay is represented by attorneys Jeffrey Lowe, Joseph P. Dani and Evan Buxner and has also claimed that adequate testing was not done by Merck and that "Vioxx possessed serious life threatening side effects. . ."

The claim further states that, "Merck failed to warn users and doctors that numerous other methods of pain relievers, including Ibuprofen, Naproxen and Mobic were safer."

Mr. McQuay has developed heart disease and has undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery.

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