N.J. Vioxx verdict upheld
TRENTON — The judge presiding over a Vioxx personal-injury trial in Atlantic City on Monday rejected a motion to give one of the two plaintiffs a second shot at winning damages from drugmaker Merck & Co.
March 6, 2007
NJ judge rejects Merck motion to postpone next Vioxx trial
TRENTON, N.J. A judge in New Jersey today refused Merck's request to postpone the next trial over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee is overseeing nearly 25-hundred Vioxx product liability cases in New Jersey.
Pfizer's Bextra Likely Won't Return To Market
Prudential said to expect further "grandstanding" from the FDA in a "post-Vioxx environment."
Merck sees increase in profits for 2007
Merck & Co. expects slightly higher profits in 2007 on sales growth from newer drugs and expected product launches, including a successor to the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, the company said Wednesday.
