Vioxx Lawsuit and Attorney Information

Merck & Co. said Friday it will pay $4.85 billion to end thousands of state and federal lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx in one of the largest drug settlements ever.
Company officials estimated the deal, if accepted, would end 45,000 to 50,000 personal injury lawsuits involving U.S. Vioxx users who suffered a heart attack or ischemic […]

Drug maker Merck & Co. Inc. said Friday the jury in a Florida liability case involving its painkiller Vioxx decided in the company’s favor.
Merck has been fighting lawsuits since pulling the drug off shelves in 2004 and has not won them all. The company could lose a predicted 50 billion soon as the dust settles […]