An Ohio man who accepted an approximately $100,000 settlement for his Vioxx personal injury claim has filed a negligence suit against three Houston firms and three Houston lawyers, alleging the defendants made paperwork errors in his case file that reduced the size of his settlement. Craig Pingle alleges that he should have received a settlement totaling more than $436,000.
Merck Updates Status of VIOXX Litigation and SEC Inquiry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Merck & Co., Inc. today provided an update regarding the status of certain litigation and the SEC inquiry relating to VIOXX.
Merck shares up ahead of Vioxx verdict
Investors appeared to be betting that drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. would be victorious in the second Vioxx case, as lawyers began closing arguments in the Atlantic City, New Jersey personal-injury trial.
Vioxx claimants rush to join settlement
The volume of claims by Vioxx patients hoping to get a piece of a $4.85 billion settlement makes it appear likely that the deal will go forward, according to lawyers and drug maker Merck & Co.
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