ORDER OF MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION PANEL

Order Issued September 6, 2005

APPOINTMENT OF PRETRIAL JUDGE IN THE FOLLOWING MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION CASE:

05-0436           IN RE  VIOXX LITIGATION

Pursuant to Administrative Rule 13, the cases listed on Appendix A of the Motion for Transfer, attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes, and tag-along cases if any, are transferred to Judge Randy Wilson of the 157^th District Court of Harris County.