Mealey's(TM) VIOXX(R) Settlement Conference: A Plaintiff Bar Discussion & Roundtable to be held Dec. 10 in New Orleans

LexisNexis (NYSE:ENL)(NYSE:RUK):
What On November 9th, Merck & Co. Inc. announced that they
would pay $4.85 billion to settle product liability
claims related to usage of VIOXX, its arthritis and
acute pain medication that was removed from the market
in 2004. These funds will be used to resolve VIOXX-
related claims involving plaintiffs who suffered a
heart attack or a stroke and represents the largest
pharmaceutical settlement in history.

Just one month following the announcement of this
settlement, the lawyers who negotiated on behalf of
the plaintiffs will gather at a conference in New
Orleans to discuss the terms of the agreement and how
attorneys with clients who are eligible for settlement
payments can participate. Presented by Mealey's(TM)
Conferences as part of the LexisNexis(R) commitment to
provide a Total Practice Solutions approach to the
legal community, the conference is open to registered
attendees only. Subjects to be discussed include:
-- The National Settlement: An Overview
-- Getting Into the Settlement - The Injury
-- Liability and Risk Factor Adjustments
-- Preparing A Settlement Package
-- View From the Bench
-- Role of the Special Master
-- Payments Under the Settlement
-- Attorney Fees, Litigation Costs and Expenses

Additional agenda information can be found at
www.lexisnexis.com/conferences.

When/Where December 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and December 11 from
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New Orleans
921 Canal Street

Who This event features five of the six lawyers who
negotiated on behalf of the plaintiffs in the case, as
well as a partner of the sixth principal lawyer:
-- Thomas Girardi, co-chair of the event
-- Vance R. Andrus, co-chair of the event
-- Christopher Seeger
-- Andy Birchfield
-- Arnold Levin
-- Edward Blizzard
-- Leonard Davis

Registration Plaintiff attorneys wishing to attend this event can
register via one of these means:
-- Online at: www.lexisnexis.com/conferences
-- By e-mail at: mealeyseminars@lexisnexis.com
-- By phone at: 1-800-MEALEYS

Media Contacts Members of the news media interested in attending this
event should contact:
-- Marc Osborn, LexisNexis, (425) 460-2159 or
marc.osborn@lexisnexis.com