Merck 10, Vioxx plaintiffs 5

So much for the vaunted "generous jurors" of the infamous Madison County judicial hellhole...I've long argued that jurors are smarter than anyone ever gives them credit for. Not that I don't think Merck shouldn't be punished for its handling of Vioxx. But when you have a 52-year-old plaintiff who weighs 300 pounds and stands five feet two, I think any jury would have trouble concluding that it was Vioxx that prompted her heart attack...