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District Judge Bill Wilson Jr., to determine whether a lawsuit against J.-based Wyeth — can qualify as a class action.

Such a class-action suit would include the millions of women who took The hearing had been set to conclude Friday, but Wilson has asked to hear the attorneys’ closing arguments on a later date that hasn’t yet been determined.

The lawsuit asks for Wyeth to fund a medical-monitoring program that would screen former The women in the lawsuit also want the pharmaceutical company to return the money they spent on the drug.

The lawsuit claims Wyeth falsely advertised the drug and misrepresented its risks.

It follows a Women’s Health Initiative study of hormone-replacement drugs such as This week’s pretrial hearing was not intended to decide the merits of the case.

Instead, to qualify for class-action cert...

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