Israeli Vioxx victims plan to sue Merck

You can add one more country to the list of countries whose citizens have sued Merck. According to Ynetnews, Israeli citizens plan to sue Merck in the United States. In another announcement today, an American law firm filed another class action lawsuit on behalf of Canadian citizens. Similar lawsuits by residents of France, Italy, UK, and Australia were filed earlier.

Attorney Vered Sadot who is representing Israeli Vioxx victims has a personal reason for taking on this case. Her father, Yosef Gutfeld, suddenly died due to a heart attack. He was taking Vioxx.