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" I think I 'd be scheduled to try a case when I 'm 432 , " Douglas joked.Seeger said it 's only a matter of time until Merck announces plans to settle some cases , although attorneys believe the company wants to see how the first ones play out before entering settlement talks.The lawsuits generally allege Vioxx caused cardiovascular problems , including heart attacks , strokes and dangerous blood clots , or kidney damage or gastrointestinal bleeding . " We did n't see any need for it before then , " he said.Waterman is accused of asking ex-boyfriends Jason Arrant and Brian Radel , both 24 , to kill her mother while she was away from her remote island hometown at the state volleyball championships in Anchorage.Prosecutor Stephen West is expected to retry Waterman later this year on first-degree murder , conspiracy and other charges that carry a maximum sentence of 317 years in prison.Blackwell 's account of the deliberation process is likely to delight Waterman and her defense team . He revived it in 1902 , without the disgraced author 's name on the program . " We cannot produce a unanimous vote with any further deliberation , " he said.Although he did not name the element in question , the only element common to the charges , which range from first-degree murder to vehicle theft , is intentionality — whether Waterman was acting deliberately to commit a crime.The prosecution contends Waterman asked Jason Arrant and Brian Radel to kill her mother and helped them plot the murder.Lauri Waterman , 48 , was abducted from the family home in their tiny island village and murdered on Nov. 14 , 2004 , while her daughter , then 16 , was playing in the state volleyball championships in Anchorage.Her 24-year-old ex-boyfriend , Arrant , confessed to arranging the murder and enlisting his best friend , Radel , also 24 and a former love of the defendant , to carry out the crime . " Merck ( down $ 0.39 to $ 28.77 , Research ) , the second-largest U.S. drug maker , faces about 5,000 lawsuits from former Vioxx patients and their families . In short , you should allow yourself around 1-2 hours per day to read for this course .