Vioxx news - Former Merck CEO denies Vioxx safety data withheld
Former Merck CEO denies Vioxx safety data withheld
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- In his first appearance in a Vioxx trial, the former chief executive of Merck & Co. insisted yesterday that the company was up front about the safety risks of its troubled arthritis drug during his tenure -- despite a jury verdict to the contrary.
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Merck gets split ruling in Vioxx trial
Merck & Co. was held liable Wednesday by a New Jersey jury in the heart attack of a 77-year-old man who took the painkiller Vioxx, but not in the one suffered by a 60-year-old plaintiff.
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Judge Nixes Request to Halt Vioxx Hearing
Judge Rejects Request to Abort Hearing to Decide if Merck Must Pay Damages to Former Vioxx User
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Judge Nixes Request to Halt Vioxx Hearing
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - A judge Friday rejected Merck & Co.'s request to abort a hearing aimed at establishing whether the company must pay punitive damages to a former Vioxx user already awarded $4.5 million for a heart attack he blamed on the drug.Merck, which was found liable in a verdict Wednesday for failing to warn of the arthritis drug's risk, asked Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee to
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In defense of Vioxx
The former CEO of Merck & Co. on Thursday denied a plaintiff lawyer's suggestions that the drugmaker withheld information about the safety of its painkiller Vioxx from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Merck Loses Bid to Nix Punitive Damages; Deliberations Today
A judge last Friday rejected Merck & Co.'s request to abort a hearing aimed at establishing whether the company must pay punitive damages to a former Vioxx user already awarded $4.5 million for a hea
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Merck shares down on Vioxx payout
Merck and Co. took a hit from investors and analysts overnight after a jury ordered the US drugs giant to pay $US4.5 million to a man who blamed the firm's medication Vioxx for his heart attack.
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