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Westerfield 's sister and brother-in-law were in court for the sentencing and listened as Brenda van Dam and her husband , Damon , gave emotional statements about the impact of the crime on their lives and the lives of their two sons.Damon van Dam cried as he told the court he would never have the chance to see his daughter grow up . " Prouds - - Collaborations ; our professionalism ; how we've broadened our vocabulary to reach new audiences ; the steps we've taken to demonstate our value to others . " 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 . " There will be an avalanche at two years , " the end of the statute of limitations in many states , predicts plaintiff attorney Chris Seeger.Seeger , the lead lawyer for plaintiff Frederick " Mike " Humeston in the second Vioxx trial , which began last month in Atlantic City , expects to see 10,000 to 15,000 new cases filed in New Jersey through next September.Whether he wins or loses the current case , being heard by Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee , could influence the number of future suits , Seeger added . That panel was unable to reach a verdict and the process was very stressful for him . " In order for the plaintiffs to win , they have to ask you in that jury room to see in your imagination something that is not in the evidence in this case , " she said . He had intended that it should appear in the autumn ; was under contract that it should appear ; no matter ; it was better to pay forfeit to his publishers than to waste what days were left . JUNEAU , Alaska A judge declared a mistrial in the case of Rachelle Waterman Tuesday morning after jurors weighing murder and conspiracy charges against her said they were unable to reach a verdict.The panel of seven women and five men had deliberated 32 hours over five days and had sent notes to the judge indicating disagreement over the 17-year-old 's level of involvement in the brutal murder of her mother , Lauri , by two ex-boyfriends . To reach a regional consciousness we would all have to agree on a plan to achieve that . Attempts to encompass it inevitably fail . And in the same moment it flashed upon Oleron , he knew not how , that two , three , five , he knew not how many minutes before , another sound , unmarked at the time but suddenly transfixing his attention now , had striven to reach his intelligence . Humeston 's lawyers have pointed to that study as proof Merck knew its blockbuster pain reliever could lead to heart attacks.But testimony from Gertz , who appeared for the company , bolstered Merck 's argument that the company performed subsequent studies to see if Vioxx reduced prostacyclin and could cause heart attacks , and found that it did not.Humeston lawyer Chris Seeger suggested in his cross-examination that " all that testimony about bunny hearts and dogs " had little bearing on how the medicine could affect humans . As if to intimate that he intended to retire immediately , he lighted only a single candle ; and as he set out with it on his nightly round he affected to yawn .