Citing its inability to receive a fair trial due to pre-trial publicity, Merck & Co. requested a 60 day postponement of the July 11th court date set for the first of many civil trials filed against the maker of Vioxx. The judge denied the request to postpone the case. Merck will be defending allegations it misrepresented the safety profile of Vioxx. Read more about the first Vioxx court case from CNN Money.

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