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In Cold Blood became an instant best seller when it was published in 1965 . " His case is one of about 7,000 lawsuits brought against the Whitehouse Station-based drug company , which pulled the prescription painkiller off the market 13 months ago after a study showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke after 18 months ' use.The closely watched case is important for Merck , which lost the first trial over Vioxx when a Texas jury awarded $ 253 million in damages to the widow of a Vioxx user . Moreover , in Westerfield 's case many inmates certainly know from news coverage that he killed a child . Our aim in this course will be to sort through the complex , confusing , and deeply intriguing questions that are contained within the seemingly simple concept of the " family history " and the " family story . The case will be heard in federal court in New Orleans in November.Merck declined to comment for this story . She titled her blog " My Crappy Life : The Inside Look of an Insane Person , " and spiked it with swear words , sexual innuendos , and smirking accounts of being an outcast . One day , in the middle of one of these rhapsodies , Oleron sprang to his blind and pulled it down , and heard as he did so , his own name made the object of a fresh torrent of outpouring . Coverage of the shocking crimes hinted that there was something nefarious or at least odd in keeping an online journal . Merck said its appeals will include claims that the judge erred by allowing testimony from unqualified experts and the undisclosed witness.The federal case may be Merck 's best shot at an early win , and the company desperately needs a victory if it does n't want to be pressured into settling cases en masse , experts said . ANGLETON , TX ( AP ) The pathologist whose 2001 autopsy of a Texas man is central to the nation 's first Vioxx-related civil trial told attorneys in a deposition that his death from arrhythmia , or an irregular heartbeat , was probably brought on by a heart attack .