Yes, Iu2019ve received checks in connection with both Vioxx and Celebrex. Between the two the total was about $900.I had a difficult time deciding whether to participate, on ethical grounds.In both cases, I felt the claims of the lawsuits were frivolous and the products themselves were valuable and helpful to consumers. Vioxx, especially, was THE most effective non-narcotic drug Iu2019ve ever used for my joint pain and I was devastated when it went off the market for reasons that were not sound medically but only forced by bad legal actions. I continue to use the generic version of Celebrex to this day.On the other hand, if I did not submit my claim, it would not save any money for the companies who did the world the favor of developing these drugs, it would benefit either the other claimants, who were no more entitled to the money than I was, or some non-profit u201cconsumer protectionu201d group selected by the plaintiffu2019s attorneys, who would simply use it to file more frivolous lawsuits.I resolved the question by taking the money and contributing part of it to an organization that was working on tort reform and the rest to a couple of politicians who seemed most likely to work for the same.Many years ago, I also received a sizeable check (in the neighborhood of $1,500) from another health-related class action. Since in that case, I had in fact sustained an injury and incurred medical bills related to it, and it was at least arguable that the company was not as careful as it should have been in the production of the product, I felt that was legitimate to claim and keep.