Archive for January, 2006
Billion dollar Vioxx lawsuit against Merck
That’s right. That is exactly how much compensation is being sought by the family of a deceased Vioxx victim, who died within weeks of taking the painkiller. Merck, however, has not made any provisions at all for compensations of this magnitude though financial experts estimate its liabilities to run into tens of billions of dollars. [...]
Preparations underway for Garza versus Merck trial
At Merck “Where patients come first,” it seems that they come first only when they keep popping company’s pills without asking questions. If they come back with an injury, the company wants them to go away. As the trial in the product liability lawsuit, Garza v. Heart Clinic, Evans, Posada and Merck is scheduled to [...]
Federal Vioxx cases may be tried in state courts
While Merck spoke briefly about a settlement of pending lawsuits in the Vioxx recall case, it decided to backtrack and now maintains a position of fighting one lawsuit at a time. With as many as 60,000 reportedly dead after taking the drug, the litigation is expected to drag on for years – exactly as the [...]