ASSOCIATED PRESS Lawyers for Merck & Co. told the Supreme Court on Monday that investors waited too long and didn’t do all of the necessary investigations to sue the drug maker over whether it properly warned about the risks of its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. Whether the high court agrees with the drug maker will help clarify the legal standards for determining exactly when the clock starts
Judges Decide Where to Hear Vioxx Cases (AP via Yahoo! News)
A panel of seven judges met here to consider where the federal cases against Merck & Co. over its now defunct arthritis drug Vioxx should be consolidated.
Lawyers gear up for first Vioxx suit against Merck
HOUSTON - For more than eight months, Vioxx eased the pain and stiffness in Robert Ernst's hands. But eight days after Ernst, 59, a personal trainer, clocked 62 miles on a bike, he died in his sleep from an irregular heartbeat.
Federal judges discuss Vioxx lawsuits (WBBH)
LEE COUNTY — Hundreds of people have filed suit against pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., the makers of the drug Vioxx.
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