Lawyers in Vioxx Case Hit With Negligence Lawsuit Over Alleged Paperwork Errors
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.
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LA judge declares mistrial in Vioxx case
A Los Angeles judge on Thursday declared mistrials in the cases of two men who blame Merck & Co.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx for their heart attacks after jurors became deadlocked over the question of whether the company gave adequate warning to their doctors.
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Powhatan man files Vioxx suit (Times Leader)
A POWHATAN MAN has filed a class-action lawsuit against the makers of the arthritis drug Vioxx, alleging that using the drug caused his wife to die of a heart attack last summer and him to suffer a stroke last fall.
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Doctors: Arthritis drug Arcoxia risky too
An arthritis drug billed as Merck's replacement to its discredited Vioxx may be just as risky to the heart, a growing number of doctors say.
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