Archive for March, 2007
Patricia Schwaller death not due to Vioxx
The story of the death of Patricia Schwaller is tragic. According to her husband Frank, she took Vioxx for about 20 months for pain in her shoulders, and then died of a massive heart attack. When Vioxx was recalled a year later, he suspected that the drug killed his wife since there is overwhelming evidence [...]
Vioxx victims wins $47.5 award
After losing the lawsuit brought by Frederick Mike Humeston, Merck has been directed by a jury to pay as much as $47.5 million to Humeston and his wife – $20 million amount is for compensatory damages and $27.5 million in punitive damages. Humeston is Vietnam-war veteran and was honored twice for his service to the [...]
Merck loses Humeston’s Vioxx lawsuit
Frederick “Mike” Humeston is a decent, hardworking man who is also an ex-marine (twice decorated Vietnam veteran). When he took Vioxx for his arthritic pain, he did not realize that it would lead to a heart attack. So when Merck recalled Vioxx after the death of as many as 60,000 Americans (and an unknown number [...]