Vioxx heart attack - Judge rejects motion to dismiss Vioxx case

Judge rejects motion to dismiss Vioxx case
Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Mar 22, 2006to dismiss the cases of two New Jersey men who blame Vioxx for their heart attacks, setting the stage for the drug maker to begin its defense in the two-week ...
Source: www.courierpostonline.com

Court in Vioxx case evacuated briefly
Reuters - Mar 22, 2006ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) - A New Jersey courthouse where a case is being heard against Merck & Co's pain-relieving drug Vioxx was evacuated on ...
Source: today.reuters.com

Merck rushed Vioxx development, court told
Reuters Canada, Canada - Mar 7, 2006... accelerated development of its Vioxx pain drug because it calculated it could lose more than $600 million a year if it did not beat competitors to market, a ...
Source: ca.today.reuters.com

Analyst: Merck will manage Vioxx fallout
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Mar 27, 2006NEW YORK - If the plaintiffs in the Vioxx case currently being tried in New Jersey win, the damage awards are likely to be modest and not affect Merck & Co's ...
Source: www.mercurynews.com

Length of time using Vioxx seen key in Merck trial
Jackson News-Tribune, WY - Mar 5, 2006NEW YORK - Opening arguments in the next Vioxx li - ) faces the lone lawyer who has beaten the company in one of these cases -- this time representing two long ...
Source: localnewsleader.com

Merck accused of withholding Vioxx facts
NewKerala.com, India - Mar 7, 2006ATLANTIC CITY, NJ: A trial is under way in Atlantic City, NJ, in which pharmaceutical maker Merck & Co. is accused of withholding Vioxx safety information. ...
Source: www.newkerala.com

Highlights of Atlantic City, NJ, trial over arthritis drug Vioxx
Newsday, NY - Mar 13, 2006THE CASE: Thomas Cona, 59, of Cherry Hill, and John McDarby, 77, of Park Ridge, blame their heart attacks on the pain reliever Vioxx and are suing manufacturer ...
Source: www.newsday.com

Merck denies Plaintiffs' allegations that it hid Vioxx's dangers
Newsday, NY - Mar 6, 2006ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- The legal fight over Vioxx returned to a New Jersey courtroom Monday, with lawyers for two men who blame their heart attacks on the ...
Source: www.newsday.com

Merck Judge Juggles 5,100 Cases as Fifth Vioxx Trial Begins
Bloomberg - Mar 6, 2006... A New Jersey judge is trying a new tactic to help clear 5,100 lawsuits off her docket, as the latest trial over Merck & Co.'s Vioxx painkiller started yesterday ...
Source: www.bloomberg.com