Merck Completes Final Payment Over Vioxx Suit
Drug maker has made final $4.1 billion payment into fund to settle tens of thousands of U.S. claims that withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks or strokes.
March 2, 2010
Federal Vioxx suits being coordinated in 1 district
HOUSTON — Of the 7,000 state and federal lawsuits pending against Vioxx maker Merck & Co., one-fourth or more get little if any hometown advantage. The 1,800 or so federal cases are piled together before a single judge in what is known as multidistrict litigation.
New Vioxx jury is selected for seventh Merck trial
A jury of five women and five men was selected Friday in Atlantic City for the seventh trial against drugmaker Merck & Co. over its withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx.
Vioxx Fight Returns to Merck's Home State
The legal fight over Vioxx returned to a New Jersey courtroom Monday, with opening statements scheduled in the cases of two men who blame their heart attacks on the blockbuster arthritis drug that was pulled off the market in 2004.
