Merck Vioxx Jury Awards $9 Mln in Punitive Damages (Update3) (Vioxx law firm)

Merck Vioxx Jury Awards $9 Mln in Punitive Damages (Update3)  (Vioxx law firm)

Merck Vioxx Jury Awards $9 Mln in Punitive Damages (Update3) 
April 11 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co. should pay $9 million in punitive damages to a man who last week won a $4.5 million award for a heart attack he blamed on the company's Vioxx painkiller, a jury decided.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Jury Awards Vioxx Plaintiff $9M in Damages 
Jury Awards Vioxx Plaintiff $9 Million in Punitive Damages; Merck Shares Drop 9 Cents
Source: abcnews.go.com

Merck's Most Recent Vioxx Trial Loss and Punitive Damages Award Is 'No Surprise' for This Plaintiff's Lawyer 
Some lawyers may have been surprised at the outcome of the most recent Vioxx trial.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Jury awards $9 mln punitive damages in Vioxx trial 
A jury on Tuesday awarded $9 million in punitive damages to a New Jersey man who blamed Merck & Co. Inc.'s Vioxx for his heart attack, but the company vowed to continue fighting suits over its withdrawn pain medicine.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Vioxx User Wins Punitive Damages 
A jury awards $9 million more to a man who blames a heart attack on the Merck painkiller.
Source: www.latimes.com

The Vioxx Verdict: Plaintiff's win may bring N.J. even more Vioxx cases 
The Atlantic County courthouse is bracing for the onslaught. The statute of limitations on Vioxx lawsuits expires Sept. 31 -- the two-year anniversary of drugmaker Merck's withdrawing the once-popular painkiller from the market.
Source: www.nj.com