In re: Vioxx Products Liability Litigation, Barnett v. Merck & Co., US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, August 30, 2006 [rejecting as "grossly excessive" a $50 million jury award against Merck in compensatory damages for a retired FBI agent who claimed Merck's painkiller Vioxx caused his heart attack, and ordering a new trial]. Read the full text of the ruling [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.