We have been waiting anxiously to file our appeal, but we have to wait until the judge formally enters the verdict. Usually that is done fairly quickly after a verdict is reached.
We could decide to settle others. We are not entertaining the notion of a global settlement.
The company has always said that every case presents a different set of facts. We will make a reasonable decision in how to proceed in defending each case.
It is apparent that Toyobo was duped by Second Chance. We were shocked by the level of Second Chance's deception when their behavior was finally uncovered because of documents that surfaced in litigation and through investigation.
We intend to try these cases one by one and that is exactly what we are doing.
For a relatively small set of cases that involve patients who used Vioxx for over 18 months, we will take a close look.
