The next Vioxx trial is going to be held in a plaintiff’s paradise:
Legal experts say Garza’s case had little hope of making it to trial anywhere but the Rio Grande Valley — a region viewed as one of the toughest jurisdictions for corporate defendants.
The Valley became the national poster child for the costs of lawsuit abuse in April 2002.





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