by Matt Barr

Someone with a lot of money must have caused my heart attack

Speaking of ringing one's bell as a civil plaintiff, they're playing that little tuba ditty they play when someone loses the Showcase Showdown on The Price is Right for Elaine Doherty, a New Jersey woman who was taking Vioxx and had a heart attack and whose lawyer has rudimentary math skills. The jury found for Merck. What's that, about a dozen down, 40 bajillion to go?

Longtime readers will recall that Vioxx was a godsend for my wife, and that nothing has worked even remotely as well since. I suppose if we have to ruin several million people's lives the least we can do is give Elaine Doherty some cash. Now nobody wins.

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