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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Monday's Columbus Day holiday gave Merck & Co. some extra time to regroup after Friday's setback in the Vioxx product liability trial.
Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee on Friday struck the testimony of Merck researcher Dr. Briggs Morrison from the record, saying he was not an expert on the studies he had told the jury about Thursday, nor did Merck give the court sufficient notice about what he would discuss.
Following Higbee's ruling Friday, Merck made its sixth request for a mistrial, saying that it is unfair to toss Morrison's testimony. Higbee issued her sixth denial.
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