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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A high-profile drug liability trial was delayed briefly Wednesday when a device believed to be used in bomb detection training was discovered in the courthouse, authorities said.
Authorities evacuated the Atlantic County Civil Courthouse, where two men's case against Merck & Co. over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx is in its third week, at about 8:06 a.m. after a sheriff's deputy discovered it in the drawer of a first-floor office, said Atlantic County Undersheriff John Tuohy.
About 100 people poured into the street as bomb technicians, police and firefighters responded, said Lt. Michael Tullio, a spokesman for the city police.
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