Vioxx litigation - UPDATE 2-Merck hikes qtly profit outlook; yr view unchanged

Vioxx litigation - UPDATE 2-Merck hikes qtly profit outlook; yr view unchanged

UPDATE 2-Merck hikes qtly profit outlook; yr view unchanged
Reuters - NEW YORK, April 4 (Reuters) - Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) raised its first-quarter earnings forecast on Tuesday due to strong sales of its Zocor cholesterol drug and lower-than-expected expenses recorded in the period. Share
Source: today.reuters.com

Texas Vioxx Verdict Against Merck Remains In Limbo
Beurs.nl - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -(Dow Jones)- As a jury deliberates in the latest Vioxx trial here, the first Vioxx verdict remains in a sort of legal limbo in Texas. Nearly eight months after a jury delivered a $253 million judgment against Merck & Co. (MRK
Source: www.beurs.nl

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Investors Business Daily - Cherokee delays 10-K filing, reports internal probe of unit (12:31 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Cherokee International Corp.( CHRK )on Tuesday delayed the filing of its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Jan. 1, citing additional time
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2nd UPDATE: Merck Executives Hid Vioxx Risk - Plaintiffs' Attny
Beurs.nl - (UPDATES in 1st-5th paragraphs with closing statements from Cona's attorney; RECASTS 6th and 11th paragraphs.) By Peter Loftus Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -(Dow Jones)- A lawyer for a man suing Merck & Co. (MRK) told jurors the drug
Source: www.beurs.nl

Closing arguments begin in latest Vioxx trial
Morris County Daily Record - ATLANTIC CITY (AP) -- A Merck & Co. lawyer today characterized a lawsuit by two men who blame the painkiller Vioxx for their heart attacks as "Monday-morning quarterbacking" and said the men were stricken because of pre-existing health problems. "The
Source: dailyrecord.com

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Merck stock tumbles after Vioxx verdict
Stockhouse Canada - NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Merck stock tumbled Thursday, a day after the nation's No. 2 drugmaker was found liable for the heart attack of a New Jersey man who took Vioxx and a jury awarded $4.5 million in damages. Merck ( Research ) stock sank about
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