Vioxx Lawsuit Filed by 'Healthy Woman'

Vioxx Problem Grows for Merck
At 50 years of age, Marilyn Hainsworth's life was full of bike rides, swimming and hiking. Add to that some yoga and a 'near vegetarian' diet and you have a recipe for good health.

Then, 4 months after being prescribed Vioxx, Hainsworth found herself in the Kootenai Medical Center's new cardiac center being treated for a heart attack. A heart attack she believes was caused by the Vioxx medication she was taking for the pain caused by a repaired hernia.

Fortunately, due to her years as a trained wilderness responder and lifeguard she recognized the signs of a heart attack and survived. She had no history of heart problems.

These days Hainsworth is still working on restoring her health and has joined in the Vioxx class action suit filed by the lawfirm Owens, James, Vernon and Weeks from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The firm has filed suit on behalf of 42 plaintiffs including the family of a Sandpoint man that died after taking Vioxx.

Complete Story: Woman Survives Heart Attack - Files Vioxx Lawsuit
Original story by Cynthia Taggart of the Spokesman-Review.com

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