Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Merck - Vioxx: the last lawsuit?

The Supreme Court of New Jersey backed a $4.5 million award to the widow of a man who suffered heart problems after using Merck's painkiller Vioxx, ending of the last unresolved lawsuits related to the drug.

The court dismissed Merck's appeal and upheld the award in the case McDarby v. Merck, according to the law firm Weitz & Luxenberg. The firm said the ruling was issued on May 7. A jury found that Merck and Co. failed to warn patient John McDarby about Vioxx's cardiac risks, which later caused the drug to be taken off the market.

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3 comments:

Pharma Ed said...

There is no price that could possibly make up for the loss of one's life, instances such as this are inexcusable, merk deserve everything coming to them.

Joshua Sophy said...

More than 3,000 families claim Vioxx was responsible for the death of a loved one: http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13126#more-13126

blukor said...

Vioxx lawyers were immediately contacted following the announcement of the Vioxx recall.
http://www.vioxxlawsuitsite.com