Mr. Irvin's heart attack was a classic case that happens every minute of every day in the United States. There was nothing to suggest ... that Mr. Irvin's clog was due to some outside catalyst.

She's a very honest and forthright witness and an excellent witness for Merck, so I feel 100 percent comfortable with her taking the stand again.

We are confident that our story is coming in and the jury is understanding it.

The big headline grabber from December was this supposed deletion of data right before the article was submitted. That has conspicuously disappeared from the journal's article today.