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Similarly , if you have other commitments that will prevent you from giving your writing assignments the time and care they deserve , this course is not for you . However , Mayer said Merck has persuaded state judges in " a fairly large number " of such cases to transfer them to federal court , arguing the second defendant is not a bona fide target.Cases filed in Merck 's home state of New Jersey , where about half the existing cases are filed , cannot legally be moved to federal court.In Atlantic City , where Merck is wrapping up its defense against a postal worker who blames his heart attack on Vioxx , a cardiology expert on Monday said in testimony that there is no evidence someone who took Vioxx so briefly was at increased risk of a heart attack.Plaintiff Frederick Humeston , 60 , of Boise , Idaho , took the painkiller for about two months before the heart attack on Sept. 18 , 2001 . The company faces more than 6,500 similar lawsuits . The key , of course , lay in his half-written novel - - or rather , in both Romillys , the I old and the proposed new one . But the non-economic damages have no limits in this case.Lanier asked jurors to award at least $ 40 million in non-economic damages and implored the panel to " be the first jury in America to say ` Time out , Merck .