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Evidence, spin collide in Vioxx case
THERE are two battles being waged in the case between Graeme Peterson and international pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co over whether its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx caused his heart attack. One is being fought in...
Appeals court finds for Merck in Texas Vioxx case
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- A Texas appeals court has overturned what had initially been a staggering award against Merck & Co. over the marketing of its now-recalled painkiller Vioxx.
Reaches $4.8 Billion Settlement in Vioxx Case
4.85 billion into a fund to settle lawsuits filed by people who said they were harmed by its painkiller Vioxx. The company reached an agreement with lawyers representing many of the 47,000 plaintiffs early this...
Merck wins Vioxx trial in Alabama state court...
Alabama Circuit Court Judge J. Scott Vowell presided over the trial in Birmingham, Alabama, the first Vioxx case to be tried in that state. Of the Vioxx trials that have reached a jury verdict thus far, Merck has...
US Vioxx payouts bode well for Aust case
company Merck's decision to pay almost $5 billion in damages to American users of the drug Vioxx will have important ramifications in Australia. Vioxx was withdrawn after research suggested the risk of heart attack...
Merck wins judgment in Vioxx case
verdict Tuesday, Merck has amassed a five-and-four record in state and federal courts in Vioxx-related cases. A sixth case Merck won was overturned by a judge and is set to be retried. At least 14,200 cases are...
Lawyers compete for big payoff, control in BP case
two fishermen, they just can't do it," Shkolnick said. Judges in several recent cases, including the Vioxx case, have imposed caps on attorney fees partly to guard against a major windfall for lawyers on the leaders...
: Australian Court Finds Damages in a Vioxx Case
the amount to Graeme R. Peterson, 59, in a case against Merck Sharpe & Dohme (Australia), the plaintiff’s law firm, Slater & Gordon, said Friday. The court found that Vioxx contributed to Mr. Peterson’s heart attack...
Merck to pay $47.5 mln in Vioxx case (Reuters)
jury recognized the very serious heart risks of Vioxx, risks that Merck went to great lengths to conceal from doctors and the public," Seeger added. HUMESTON CASE WAS RETRIAL The Humeston case was a retrial of...
Merck Vioxx win stands - UPDATED
banc hearing and replaced its opinion undoing a $26 million Angleton jury verdict against Merck in a Vioxx case. The widow of a 59-year-old triathelete still takes nothing. In May 2008 the 14th Texas Court of Appeal...