Australian Court Finds Damages in a Vioxx Case
Merck’s Australian unit failed to warn a doctor about heart risks associated with its painkiller Vioxx, a court in Melbourne found.
March 6, 2010
SEC Formally Probing Merck on Vioxx Withdrawal (Fox News)
NEW YORK — Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) said Friday U.S. securities regulators have upgraded their probe of the company's handling of its withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx (search) into a formal investigation, meaning they can issue subpoenas.
N.J. to get $1.8M from Vioxx ad settlement
New Jersey will receive $1.8 million as part of the $58 million Merck & Co. agreed to pay as a portion of a multistate settlement of allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks.
Merck to fund Vioxx settlement in August
Associated Press - July 17, 2008 8:34 AM ET WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) - Merck says it will fund the $4.85 billion settlement designed to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits related to its
