Kozic v. Merck

Summary

Pharmaceutical product liability action where Mr. Kozic claims that he used VIOXX for approximately nine weeks before suffering his heart attack in April 2001 at age 50.

The jury delivered a verdict in favor of the defense.

Outcome

Jury found for the defendant.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Kozic, Refik
Defense: Merck & Co

Judge: William Levens
Jurisdiction: 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Edgecomb Courthouse

Case Number: 03-CA-009248
Industry: Pharmaceutical
Practice Area: Products Liability

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Other

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:16	Opening Statement	Brock, Robert "Mike"
01:12:56	Break
01:34:22	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Mckinnis, Cheryl	Video Recording
02:30:30	Break
02:38:02	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Mckinnis, Cheryl	Video Recording

AM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

20 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:03	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:16:17	General Case Activities
00:17:02	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:23:35	General Case Activities
00:26:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
01:03:33	General Case Activities
01:06:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
01:16:02	General Case Activities
01:18:02	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
01:32:05	Break
01:56:15	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
02:10:30	General Case Activities
02:14:55	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
02:24:58	General Case Activities
02:26:57	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
02:32:10	General Case Activities
02:33:50	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
02:51:47	General Case Activities
02:56:42	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
03:25:07	General Case Activities

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:16	Witness Cross Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:59:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
01:05:08	General Case Activities
01:07:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
01:19:30	General Case Activities
01:22:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
01:43:16	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

22 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:08	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:03:31	General Case Activities
00:08:46	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:12:16	General Case Activities
00:13:39	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:16:36	General Case Activities
00:19:01	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:23:06	General Case Activities
00:24:57	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:29:29	General Case Activities
00:30:40	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:45:07	General Case Activities
00:46:31	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:51:39	Witness Cross Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
00:56:25	General Case Activities
00:58:39	Witness Cross Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
01:11:05	General Case Activities
01:12:38	Witness Cross Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
01:22:27	General Case Activities
01:23:16	Witness Cross Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
01:32:46	Break
01:53:03	Witness Cross Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Kline, Tom	Scolnick, Dr. Edward	Video Recording
01:15:37	Break
01:40:41	Witness Direct Examination	Kline, Tom	Scolnick, Dr. Edward	Video Recording
03:06:34	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Panish, Brian	Carroll, Mr. J. Martin	Video Recording
00:59:20	Break
01:19:43	Witness Direct Examination		Fries, Dr. James MD	Video Recording
01:48:40	Witness Cross Examination		Fries, Dr. James MD	Video Recording
01:58:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Fries, Dr. James MD	Video Recording
02:08:50	Witness Direct Examination	Buchanan, Byron	Scholnik, Dr. Edward	Video Recording
02:12:32	General Case Activities
02:14:54	Witness Direct Examination	Buchanan, Byron	Scholnik, Dr. Edward	Video Recording
02:53:12	End of Session

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:30	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, James	Gelb, Dr. Howard MD	In Person
01:19:00	General Case Activities
01:22:20	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, James	Gelb, Dr. Howard MD	In Person
01:28:12	General Case Activities
01:30:09	Break
01:45:00	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, James	Gelb, Dr. Howard MD	In Person
01:59:03	Witness Cross Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Gelb, Dr. Howard MD	In Person
02:06:00	General Case Activities
02:08:18	Witness Cross Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Gelb, Dr. Howard MD	In Person
02:36:00	General Case Activities
02:38:20	Witness Cross Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Gelb, Dr. Howard MD	In Person
03:10:23	Break
03:17:42	Witness Cross Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Gelb, Dr. Howard MD	In Person
03:32:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clark, James	Gelb, Dr. Howard MD	In Person

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:15	Witness Cross Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Kozic, Refic	In Person
00:08:38	General Case Activities
00:09:38	Witness Cross Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Kozic, Refic	In Person
00:30:55	General Case Activities
00:32:21	Witness Cross Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Kozic, Refic	In Person
00:44:58	General Case Activities
00:47:58	Witness Cross Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Kozic, Refic	In Person
01:07:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Greiwe, Don	Kozic, Refic	In Person
01:22:23	Break
01:50:50	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Burnette, Dr.	Transcript Reading
02:45:28	Witness Cross Examination		Burnette, Dr.	Transcript Reading
04:10:37	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:05	Witness Direct Examination	Greiwe, Don	Kozic, Refic	In Person
01:20:35	Break
01:40:17	Witness Direct Examination	Greiwe, Don	Kozic, Refic	In Person
01:57:40	General Case Activities
02:01:17	Witness Direct Examination	Greiwe, Don	Kozic, Refic	In Person
02:03:30	Witness Cross Examination	Bloom, Amy	Kozic, Refic	In Person
02:46:20	End of Session

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kline, Tom	Graham, Dr. David	Video Recording
00:20:41	General Case Activities
00:22:50	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, James	Smith, Dr. James O. III, MD	In Person
00:43:45	General Case Activities
00:44:37	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, James	Smith, Dr. James O. III, MD	In Person
01:18:40	Witness Cross Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Smith, Dr. James O. III, MD	In Person
02:04:23	Break
02:19:25	Witness Cross Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Smith, Dr. James O. III, MD	In Person
02:29:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clark, James	Smith, Dr. James O. III, MD	In Person
02:47:20	Witness Direct Examination	Greiwe, Don	Kozik, Allan	In Person
03:01:47	General Case Activities

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:11	Witness Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
00:43:25	Witness Cross Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
00:57:43	General Case Activities
01:02:01	Witness Cross Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
01:38:36	Break
01:58:11	Witness Cross Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
02:51:51	General Case Activities
02:55:33	Witness Cross Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
03:40:11	General Case Activities

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
01:40:11	Break
02:04:19	Witness Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
02:50:25	General Case Activities
02:52:47	Witness Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person

OCT

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
01:24:14	General Case Activities
01:26:12	Witness Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
01:51:12	General Case Activities
01:52:07	Witness Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
01:55:41	Break
02:13:46	Witness Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
02:34:10	Witness Cross Examination	Rafferty, Troy	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
04:03:23	End of Session

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

17 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:06	Witness Cross Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
00:29:15	General Case Activities
00:32:25	Witness Cross Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
00:33:49	General Case Activities
00:35:12	Witness Cross Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
00:37:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
00:41:15	General Case Activities
00:41:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
00:55:50	General Case Activities
00:56:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
00:59:11	General Case Activities
01:00:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
01:08:50	General Case Activities
01:10:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Morrison, Dr. Briggs	In Person
01:21:11	Break
01:42:57	Witness Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
02:59:10	End of Session

OCT

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:09	Witness Direct Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Klancke, Kim	In Person
01:45:04	Break
02:05:25	Witness Direct Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Klancke, Kim	In Person
03:11:07	General Case Activities
03:13:28	Break
03:19:55	Witness Direct Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Klancke, Kim	In Person

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:12	Witness Cross Examination	Rafferty, Troy	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
01:28:27	General Case Activities
01:28:49	Break
01:51:04	Witness Cross Examination	Rafferty, Troy	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
02:11:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
02:20:12	General Case Activities
02:20:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
02:39:33	General Case Activities
02:40:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brock, Robert "Mike"	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
02:44:01	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rafferty, Troy	Reicin, Dr. Alise	In Person
02:45:24	General Case Activities

OCT

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Clark, James	Klancke, Kim	In Person
00:42:25	General Case Activities
00:44:30	Witness Cross Examination	Clark, James	Klancke, Kim	In Person
01:18:42	General Case Activities
01:19:09	Break
01:36:06	Witness Cross Examination	Clark, James	Klancke, Kim	In Person
02:14:25	General Case Activities
02:14:55	Witness Cross Examination	Clark, James	Klancke, Kim	In Person
02:21:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lowry , Patricia	Klancke, Kim	In Person
02:53:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Clark, James	Klancke, Kim	In Person
02:57:42	General Case Activities
02:58:45	End of Session

OCT

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

OCT

Kozic v. Merck

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:10	Opening Statement	Levin, Fredric
00:09:34	General Case Activities
00:10:59	Opening Statement	Levin, Fredric
00:37:58	General Case Activities
00:40:03	Opening Statement	Levin, Fredric
01:26:34	Opening Statement	Rafferty, Troy
01:51:15	Break
02:09:56	General Case Activities
02:22:14	Opening Statement	Brock, Robert "Mike"
03:08:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Witness Cross Examination		Mckinnis, Cheryl	Video Recording
00:21:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Mckinnis, Cheryl	Video Recording
00:35:05	Break
00:46:46	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
01:36:52	Break
01:57:08	General Case Activities
02:00:25	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
02:14:02	General Case Activities
02:16:01	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
02:23:16	General Case Activities
02:26:55	Witness Direct Examination	Kaufman, Peter	Moye, Dr. Lemuel	In Person
02:49:10	General Case Activities

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:22	Witness Cross Examination	Scolnick, Dr. Edward	Video Recording
00:59:50	Break
01:19:44	Witness Cross Examination	Scolnick, Dr. Edward	Video Recording
02:35:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Scolnick, Dr. Edward	Video Recording
03:03:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:10	General Case Activities
00:02:58	Witness Direct Examination	Kline, Tom	Graham, Dr. David	Video Recording
00:17:35	Witness Cross Examination		Graham, Dr. David	Video Recording
02:17:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:11	Witness Direct Examination		Topol, Dr. Eric	Video Recording
00:10:28	General Case Activities
00:13:29	Witness Direct Examination		Topol, Dr. Eric	Video Recording
00:30:28	General Case Activities
00:33:34	Witness Cross Examination		Topol, Dr. Eric	Video Recording
01:42:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Topol, Dr. Eric	Video Recording
01:53:08	Break
02:21:11	Witness Direct Examination	Kline, Tom	Graham, Dr. David	Video Recording
02:59:53	General Case Activities
03:02:55	Witness Direct Examination	Kline, Tom	Graham, Dr. David	Video Recording
03:23:54	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:21	Closing Statement	Rafferty, Troy
01:03:25	Break
01:26:21	Closing Statement	Brock, Robert "Mike"
02:49:55	Break
02:57:31	Closing Statement	Rafferty, Troy
03:23:15	General Case Activities
03:28:14	End of Session