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Supreme Court to hear Vioxx fraud case
May 26, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] on Tuesday granted certiorari [orders list, PDF] in Merck & Co. v. Reynolds [docket; cert. petition, PDF], in which the Court will decide when the statute of limitations begins to run in a securities fraud case under the "inquiry notice" standard. Inv....... [more]

Florida joins deceptive marketing lawsuit against Merck
October 2, 2008
'[JURIST] Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Merck& Co. in support of state agencies that were harmed by Merck''s allegedly deceptive marketing campaign promoting its prescription painkiller Vioxx. The lawsuit....... [more]

Third Circuit reinstates Vioxx class action lawsuit
September 10, 2008
'[JURIST] A three-judge panel of the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a class-action lawsuit Tuesday against drug maker Merck& Co. over claims relating to its prescription painkiller Vioxx. The lawsuit had been dismissed....... [more]

Vioxx jury awards overturned on appeal in Texas, New Jersey
May 30, 2008
'[JURIST] A Texas state appeals court Thursday overturned a jury verdict against pharmaceutical giant Merck concerning a death allegedly caused by painkiller Vioxx. The Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals reversed a verdict which had awarded$26 million to....... [more]

Merck to pay $58 million in Vioxx deceptive advertising settlement
May 20, 2008
'[JURIST] Pharmaceutical giant Merck& Co. Tuesday agreed to pay$58 million to settle lawsuits brought by 29 states and the District of Columbia regarding Merck''s allegedly deceptive advertising for the painkiller Vioxx. Under the settlement,....... [more]

Texas appeals court overturns jury award against Merck in Vioxx case
May 14, 2008
'[JURIST] A Texas appeals court Wednesday overturned a jury verdict that found pharmaceutical giant Merck liable for the death of a 71-year-old man who died from a heart attack within a month of taking Merck''s painkiller Vioxx. The jury had ordered....... [more]

Merck to pay $4.85B to settle all pending Vioxx lawsuits
November 9, 2007
'[JURIST] Pharmaceutical giant Merck& Co. said Friday that it has agreed to pay$4.85 billion to settle all pending lawsuits regarding Merck''s marketing and distribution of the painkiller Vioxx. The settlement requires 85 percent of the 47,000....... [more]

New York, NYC file joint Vioxx lawsuit
September 17, 2007
'[JURIST] New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Monday filed a joint lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Merck, alleging that the company misrepresented known dangers associated with arthritis drug Vioxx,....... [more]

New Jersey Supreme Court decertifies nationwide Vioxx class action
September 6, 2007
'[JURIST] The New Jersey Supreme Court dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against pharmaceutical giant Merck& Co. Thursday, reversing a lower court''s decision to grant nationwide class certification in the case. The lawsuit, filed by the....... [more]

New Jersey appeals court upholds bar on Vioxx lawsuits with UK plaintiffs
July 31, 2007
'[JURIST] The New Jersey Superior Court on Tuesday affirmed a lower court decision that New Jersey is not an appropriate forum for 98 English and Welsh plaintiffs to proceed with personal injury lawsuits against the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant....... [more]



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