Merck wants earlier ruling on Vioxx thrown out
Lawyers for Merck & Co have told the US Supreme Court that investors shouldn’t have waited so long to sue the drug maker over warnings about the risks of its painkiller Vioxx.
December 1, 2009
Pfizer Pulls Arthritis Drug After Government Request
Celebrex and Bextra, like Merck & Co.'s Vioxx, are part of a class of painkillers known as COX Merck withdrew Vioxx last September after a study showed it doubled the
Judge picks lead lawyers, plaintiffs in Merck stock suits
TRENTON, N.J. - A federal judge on Monday chose the lead lawyers for pension funds suing Merck & Co. Inc. for alleged investment losses related to the drugmaker's former blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx.
Merck Asks for a Dismissal in First of Suits Over Vioxx
Merck asked yesterday for the dismissal of the first Vioxx personal injury lawsuit scheduled to come to trial, contending that a man who died of a heart attack after being prescribed Vioxx never took the drug.
