
an en 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...

(reg. req'd), Jun 27 Journal corrects conclusion of Vioxx risk study Reuters via Yahoo! News, Jun 27 Merck Shareholders' Vioxx Suits Tossed Due to Lapse in Protocol Law.com via Yahoo! Finance, May 18 Vioxx Debate Echoed...

Australians - claims Vioxx caused his heart attack in December 2003. He alleges Merck knew about the cardiovascular risks of Vioxx and played them down long before it voluntarily recalled the drug in September 2004...

city of New York and five filed by counties in New York State, a Merck spokeswoman said. Merck voluntarily pulled Vioxx from the market on Sept. 30, 2004, after its own research found the popular treatment for...

was tendered as part of the plaintiff's case against Merck. Lead plaintiff Graeme Peterson -- along with more than 1000 other Australians -- claims Vioxx caused him to have a heart attack in 2003 and is suing the...

the drug was eventually taken off the market -- the risk could have been known," Ross tells WebMD. Merck took Vioxx off the market in November 2004, after the "APPROVe" study conclusively demonstrated that Vioxx...

of researchers with access to thousands of documents gathered for lawsuits over the painkiller Vioxx allege that Merck waged a campaign of deception to promote its drug, moving slowly to warn of possible hazards...

, the drug's peak sales year. Lining Up To Sue The payments to claimants don't close the books on Vioxx. Merck still faces about 260 possible class-action lawsuits. Many insurance companies are suing. They include...

a crisis management expert and spokesman for the law firm representing Merck in litigation over Vioxx, which Merck withdrew in 2004 after studies showed it doubled heart attack and stroke risks. The studies, publis...

a change in stance for the drugmaker, which earlier had insisted it would fight each Vioxx case. Prior to the settlement, Merck had won 12 cases in court, and lost five, according to spokesman Kent Jarrell. The had...