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But she said she did n't note either in her report because vigorous CPR that fractured some of Ernst 's ribs likely dislodged a clot and he died too quickly for his heart to show damage from a heart attack.The pathologist did n't blame Vioxx for causing the clot or heart attack , noting she knew little of the drug in 2001 . This web site is based on a model for English 30 , designed and constructed in Fall 1995 by James P. Saeger with the support of a grant given by the Pew Foundation to Rebecca Bushnell for the development of innovative pedagogy in Renaissance studies . The goal of this Future Search meeting as defined by the planning committee was " to develop a collective vision to increase the appreciation , utilization , and care of our region 's cultural heritage resources . A pathologist testified for Merck that there was no evidence of either a clot or a heart attack . TRENTON , N.J. ( AP ) Merck & Co. will consider settling a limited number of lawsuits over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx , a spokesman said Friday . Within a short walk or a carriage ride , a young man could leave his bachelor apartment in the Albany ( where Jack Worthing resides , under the name " Ernest , " in The Importance of Being Earnest ) , shop , pay an " at-home " call in Mayfair or Belgravia , dine at his club , take in a play at one of a dozen theatres , or see a ballet at the Empire . No wonder Alexander insisted that his actors dress well on-stage and - off : only by their ability to wear perfectly-tailored clothes and a perfectly-chosen buttonhole could actors convince audiences that they were , in manners , the gentlemen they pretended to play . We 'll catch the Benson & Hedges Masters ( snooker at its finest ) . A judge in Juneau , Alaska , dismissed all charges against Rachelle Waterman in connection with her mother 's murder at a hearing Tuesday , saying testimony at the honor student 's trial earlier this year cast serious doubts about the reliability of incriminating statements the girl made during a police interrogation.Superior Court Judge Patricia Collins , who presided over the trial , which ended in a hung jury on Feb. 14 , said new information emerging at the proceeding suggested that the then-16-year-old Waterman may have been coerced by police into admitting more involvement in the murder plot than she actually had.Collins ruled that the statements were inadmissible as evidence and said that because they were " the centerpiece " of the prosecution case , she had no choice but to dismiss the indictment.At the morning hearing , Collins told stunned prosecutor Stephen West , the district attorney of Ketchikan , that he had until 4 p.m. to file new charges against Waterman or she would be released . " I would be surprised if Merck would just cave [ and settle cases ] simply based on having to have lawyers run in a lot of different directions , " said Deborah Barnard , a Boston lawyer specializing in product liability cases.But New York attorney Michael London , who is handling more than 100 Vioxx lawsuits but is not on Lanier 's team , said Lanier 's strategy is a good one because it makes things less predictable for Merck.With nearly all the lawsuits so far filed either in New Jersey or federal court and just two judges overseeing those cases now , London said , Merck can expect consistent rulings and know when its cases will be scheduled for trial.Merck can automatically move to federal court any class action cases , although that 's a tiny minority so far , and any cases filed in state courts outside of New Jersey.If the plaintiff in the state court also names a second defendant , such as a doctor or pharmacy , in that plaintiff 's home state , usually the case cannot be moved to federal court . ANGLETON , Texas ( AP ) Merck & Co. ' s top epidemiologist testified Thursday that an emergency room doctor was too quick to blame a heart attack for the sudden death of a Texas man at the center of the nation 's first Vioxx-related lawsuit to go to trial.Nancy Santanello , head of Merck 's epidemiology department and the company 's representative at the trial , said the doctor made a " presumptive diagnosis " when Robert Ernst died in his sleep in 2001 and was rushed to a hospital . He had not been able to be either challenged or brow beaten into anything more definite than a muttered farrago in which the words " Certain things . This course will chart the rise of the British novel , paying particular attention to the intimate connection between the project of imperial expansion and the fictional production of national identity . This course will be devoted to intensive , thoughtful study of the life , work , and legacy of the man who is often held to be the nineteenth century 's greatest novelist . This was certainly true of the theatre auditorium . ATLANTIC CITY , N.J. ( AP ) Three years before it pulled Vioxx off the market , Merck & Co. publicly touted the safety of its arthritis drug in promotional campaigns and a news release , prompting a rebuke by federal regulators , according to documents shown to jurors Tuesday in a product liability trial over the drug.Jurors also saw excerpts of a study published by a U.S. Food and Drug Administration epidemiologist that said up to 140,000 Vioxx users suffered heart complications due to the drug while Vioxx was on the market between 1999 and 2004.The documents were shown in court on a day mainly focused on the combative cross-examination of a cardiology expert testifying for plaintiff Frederick " Mike " Humeston.Defending his opinions in a series of testy exchanges with Merck lawyer Stephen Raber , Dr. Benedict Lucchesi stood by his assertion that Vioxx — even if taken only once — could boost a person 's risk of heart attack or stroke . We will ask what it means to locate the origins of a major national conflict in literature , particularly literature that is not remotely concerned with either the nation or the conflict in question ; we will ask , too , what happens when we displace explanations of political events onto art . Her husband , a Wal-Mart produce manager , also ran marathons and was an occasional personal trainer.Ernst 's lawsuit is the first of more than 4,200 Vioxx-related state and federal lawsuits across the country to go before a jury.Reicin reiterated what other current and retired Merck executives have said during the trial : Safety was paramount in 58 clinical trials involving 10,000 patients conducted before Vioxx won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to go on the market in 1999.But Carol Ernst 's lawyer , Mark Lanier , singled out several of those studies , challenging their results because so many were small and involved patients taking Vioxx for days or weeks rather than years.Specifically , he noted a study in 1997 where an outside scientist noted Vioxx could possibly cause blood clots that may lead to heart attacks or strokes because it inhibited an enzyme that thins the blood . Each was principally concerned with things that had historically been regarded as outside the purview of published , respectable writing - - the inner thoughts and everyday habits of persons , whether real or imagined , great or small . He was often in this place , breathless and with his finger on his lip . We may even take a weekend jaunt to Dublin or Paris . " She said her mother had put her on a diet where she was allowed three meals a day , but she could n't get snacks or things out of the cupboard , " Carlson testified.He said their disputes did not seem serious and she never asked him to do anything about it . This course requires that you have an email account and that you use it . She faces a raft of charges , including conspiracy and murder , that could send her to prison for life.Her father , the school board president in the family 's tiny hometown on remote Prince of Wales Island , has said he and his daughter have not discussed the crime since her arrest and that he does not know the degree of her involvement .