US court to decide over non US residents and Vioxx claims

A Court hearing to decide whether non US residents will be able to take legal action in the US over the drug Vioxx will be held next month. Alexander Harris, which is acting for over 70 UK citizens, says that on the March 31 a Judge will decide whether UK citizens have the right to take legal action in the US, and this will give the go-ahead to a number of UK law firms, all planning to instruct lawyers in the US to sue the pharmaceutical giant over use of the stroke drug.