Vioxx
Merck Vioxx related shareholder lawsuits in Supreme Court
I think even a 6-year old understands that companies exist for the sake of shareholders, but not solely for them. They wouldn’t survive if they did not take good care of their customers, and in recent years, the trend has been to also be good corporate citizens.
Apparently, Merck exists even though it does not [...]
Merck called marketing as science
You know I started to think that now that the victims agreed to a settlement with Merck and Vioxx settlement payments have started arriving, I wouldn’t have to remind anyone that Merck was responsible for the death of 60,000 Americans and it got away with a small penalty.
That’s not the case. Merck is nothing [...]
Vioxx settlement payments
While the settlement offered by Merck for the personal injuries suffered by victims of Vioxx may not have been fair, the good news is that money is now starting to flow.
Vioxx killed as many as 60,000 Americans but since most of the victims were old and suffered from common illnesses that affect Americans who live [...]