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July 30, 2008 - VIOXX® Ontario court certifies national class action
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June 13, 2008 - VIOXX® Certification hearing in Ontario and Saskatchewan proceedings
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November 9, 2007 - VIOXX® U.S. Settlement
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October 2, 2007 - VIOXX® Class Action Certification Hearing Rescheduled
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June 6, 2007 - VIOXX® Class Action Certification Hearing
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May 3, 2006 - VIOXX® Amended Fresh Statement of
Claim Filed
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February 6, 2006 - VIOXX® Press Release
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February 3, 2006 - Decision on Carriage of VIOXX®
Class Action in Ontario
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August 22, 2005 - VIOXX® class action update
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Tough and Podrebarac LLP launches VIOXX® class action
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ONTARIO COURT CERTIFIES NATIONAL CLASS ACTION
In reasons released on July 28, 2008, Justice Maurice Cullity of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered that an action relating to VIOXX be certified as a national class action excluding residents of the provinces of Quebec and Saskatchewan. In the court’s decision, two classes were approved. The first class includes all persons in Canada, including their estates, who were prescribed and ingested VIOXX, other than residents of Quebec and Saskatchewan. The second approved class includes family members of the first class, including spouses, children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters.
This decision is significant as it certifies national classes notwithstanding the fact that similar classes were certified in Saskatchewan.
A copy of a press release dated July 29, 2008 discussing the certification can be downloaded by clicking here. (pdf 45KB)
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