Merck Mistrial Count contd.

Trial #2. Now up to 6 applications and 6 refusals.

"Merck attorney Diane Sullivan repeatedly tried to add something to the record.

As Sullivan continued loudly, Judge Higbee, standing to leave the bench, shouted, "Miss Sullivan, sit down and be quiet. Sit down or I will have you taken out of the courtroom.

"I gave you an opportunity to argue. I listened to you yesterday for hours. Once I rule, it's over," Higbee said.

After a break, Sullivan asked the judge to reconsider the ruling, allow time for Merck to appeal to a higher court, or declare a mistrial. Higbee denied those motions, making it the sixth time she has refused a Merck request for a mistrial."

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