Archive for October, 2005
Merck gets hammered by Vioxx lawsuits
As Merck prepares to lose the second Vioxx lawsuit by Mike Humeston, the company has now admitted that the number of lawsuits filed against it has shot to as many as 6,400 as of September 30, 2005. Of these lawsuits, approximately 2,900 representing approximately 6,300 plaintiff groups are or are slated to be in the [...]
Merck ignored basic principles of science in Vioxx safety studies
Merck did not publicize data about an increased risk of death among Vioxx users in two Alzheimer’s studies because company researchers were so convinced about their beliefs that Vioxx was not the cause, despite the fact that actual data was proving them wrong. This shocking revelation about how little respect Merck scientists had for basic [...]
Merck expected to lose Humeston’s Vioxx lawsuit
Diane Sullivan, one of the top attorneys on the Merck legal team, has behaved in a manner in the ongoing trial in New Jersey that most lawyers will not describe as”professional.” Early on in the Humeston lawsuit trial, she came across as very combative and Judge Carol Higbee not only had to overrule several of [...]