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" I 'm so used to going the other way with you - - of course ; it 's the other way to the bus . Damages will be cut to about one-tenth of the jury 's $ 253 million award due to that state 's caps on punitive damages . When Waterman emerged , Claus said , she told them she had seen Arrant on her way to the bathroom . " We are going to keep fighting them ( Merck ) with everything we have , " Birchfield said.Birchfield represents Evelyn Irvin Plunket , the plaintiff in the first federal case , slated to begin next month in Houston . " This is a way to get people in . " At this point , the meeting shifted to working with and understanding the present . The company decided to examine cardiovascular effects in three long-term clinical trials already under way to study other uses for Vioxx , including the study that led to Gilmartin 's decision to pull the drug . Under Texas caps on punitive damages , that will be cut to no more than $ 26 million , and Merck plans to appeal.About half of the 7,000 Vioxx suits filed so far have been brought in Merck 's home state of New Jersey.At its peak , Vioxx brought Merck about $ 2.5 billion in annual revenues . The award will be cut to about one-tenth of that amount due to the state 's cap on punitive damages , and Merck is appealing the verdict.New Jersey jurors , however , were not impressed with that evidence . In a statement , company general counsel Kenneth Frazier said plaintiffs face a challenge in proving Vioxx caused anyone 's death or injury.The next case is slated to begin next month in Atlantic City , N.J ., and revolves around postal worker Michael Humeston , who had been taking Vioxx for two months before he suffered a heart attack four years ago.He survived and returned to work on limited duty , but his lawyer , Chris Seeger , said Humeston has permanent heart damage . Damages there will be cut to about one-tenth of the jury 's $ 253 million award due to that state 's caps on punitive damages . The best way to combat these rules is to plan ahead . The witness answered the prosecutor 's questions about reporting his wife of 26 years missing , but seemed eager to support his daughter.When West asked if she and her mother got along , he replied , " I think quite well , " and noted that his wife volunteered for many school groups to help her daughter . Damages there will be cut to about one-tenth of the jury 's $ 253 million award due to that state 's caps on punitive damages.Much of the seven-week trial , eagerly watched by lawyers and plaintiffs from around the country , relied on the testimony of medical experts .