While Vioxx was a good seller in the US, wasn't it more dominent in the ROW market. I've never heard of any overseas lawsuits. I'm wondering if thats because of the label or the tort system.
“During its heyday in the 1970s, Merck earned a reputation among scientists as ‘the Harvard of the pharmaceutical industry.’ It may no longer be, but at least today, the company's legal department is looking like Harvard Law.”