Closing Arguments Offered (Vioxx claim) in Vioxx Trial

Closing Arguments Offered (Vioxx claim) in Vioxx Trial 

Closing Arguments Offered in Vioxx Trial 
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(AFX UK Focus) 2006-04-01 00:02 GMT: Court upholds Vioxx-related class action vs. Merck - UPDATE 1 
NEW YORK (AFX) -- A state appellate court in New Jersey upheld a lower court's decision certifying a Vioxx-related nationwide class-action suit against Merck & Co., lawyers for the plaintiffs said on Friday.
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Merck Seeking Mistrial in Vioxx Trial Over Comments (Update1) 
March 31 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co. sought a mistrial today in a case over the company's Vioxx painkiller, claiming a plaintiff's lawyer improperly sought to influence the jury by commenting about letters his client wrote to individual jurors.
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Merck Rests Defense in Vioxx Trial 
Merck on Thursday rested its defense in a trial where the drug Vioxx is blamed for heart attacks in two New Jersey men.
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Groups want warnings taken off drug ads 
Saying "less is more," a coalition of advertising and public relations groups wants to strip most of the warnings from prescription drug ads aimed at consumers.
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Consumer Drug Ads Facing Their Moment of Truth 
Exactly what the new panorama will look like is still unclear, but both industry and government officials predict consumers will be more educated and less entertained in the future.
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Closing Arguments Offered in Vioxx Trial 
A jury hearing the case of two men who attribute their heart attacks to the painkiller Vioxx heard starkly different summaries of the evidence Monday, with a Merck & Co. lawyer defending its handling of the drug and a plaintiff's attorney ripping the company as desperate and dishonest.
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Celebrex Could Help Prevent Colon Cancer, Studies Suggest 
According to recently published research, a popular arthritis drug may help prevent colon cancer -- but those findings don't apply for people with heart problems.
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Merck Defense Rests in Vioxx Trial ; A Plaintiff's Psychiatrist Testifies 
By DAVID VOREACOS and JEF FEELEY, BLOOMBERG NEWS ATLANTIC CITY Merck & Co. rested its defense at a trial over its Vioxx painkiller after jurors heard from the psychiatrist of one of two men who blame the drug for their heart attacks.
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