http://www.legalparamount.com/merck-vioxx-lawsuit/2010/02/ Legal Advisors, Lawyers, Attorneys Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:26:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.legalparamount.com/merck-vioxx-lawsuit/2010/02/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Merck Vioxx Lawsuit « Around the Press… Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:43:56 +0000 http://www.legalparamount.com/?p=900#comment-159 [...] Merck Vioxx Lawsuit – Merck is to pay $12.15 million in a recent lawsuit settlement between the company and it’s shareholder who lost a great deal of money when Vioxx was proven to have caused the deaths of an estimated 27,000 users. The latest settlement by Merck is anticipated to be the last, after a 2007 $4.85 billion settlement for personal injury claims by surviving family members, and an $80 million settlement to drug-benefit plan organizations for their associated losses. Merck is also ordered to establish two drug safety monitoring committees to oversee corporate and customer well-being. [...] [...] Merck Vioxx Lawsuit – Merck is to pay $12.15 million in a recent lawsuit settlement between the company and it’s shareholder who lost a great deal of money when Vioxx was proven to have caused the deaths of an estimated 27,000 users. The latest settlement by Merck is anticipated to be the last, after a 2007 $4.85 billion settlement for personal injury claims by surviving family members, and an $80 million settlement to drug-benefit plan organizations for their associated losses. Merck is also ordered to establish two drug safety monitoring committees to oversee corporate and customer well-being. [...]

]]> http://www.legalparamount.com/merck-vioxx-lawsuit/2010/02/comment-page-1/#comment-127 Dr. Saccone Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:01:44 +0000 http://www.legalparamount.com/?p=900#comment-127 The fact that this drug was allowed to be sold long after Merck was aware of its dangers should have several people behind bars. How can a company kill nearly 30,000 people and still be allowed to operate?! The fact that this drug was allowed to be sold long after Merck was aware of its dangers should have several people behind bars. How can a company kill nearly 30,000 people and still be allowed to operate?!

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