VIOXX National Class Action

In the news:

April 11, 2006 – NYT: Jury awards $9 Million in punitive damages against Merck April 5, 2006 – Reuters: Jury awards $4.5 Million in Vioxx verdict against Merck March 8, 2006 – Boston Globe: Merck film urged sellers to fend off doctor's Vioxx queries March 8, 2006 – North Jersey News: Vioxx video may aid plaintiffs March 8, 2006 – Boston Globe: Merck disclosed Vioxx heart risks, court told March 7, 2006 – Boston Globe: Trial over long-term Vioxx use begins February 25, 2006 – Globe & Mail: Health Minister attacks makers of Vioxx February 23, 2006 – New York Times: Scientists Again Defend Study on Vioxx February 8, 2006 – St. John’s Telegram: Ontario ruling another step forward for Vioxx plaintiffs February 4, 2006 – Regina Leader Post: Firm loses bid to act in Ontario August 28, 2005 – The Daily Telegraph: Merck will consider settling some Vioxx lawsuits August 22, 2005 – Globe and Mail: Liability trumps science at Merck trial August 21, 2005 – New York Times: For Merck paper trail won’t go away August 20, 2005 – Calgary Herald: Vioxx maker to pay $253M. Alberta plaintiffs buoyed by Texas jury award August 20, 2005 – Calgary Sun: Vioxx verdict uplifts Calgary lawyers July 5, 2005 – LA Times: Merck Asks Judge to Postpone Vioxx Case July 5, 2005 – USA Today: Merck to seek delay in first Vioxx case July 5, 2005 – CNN: Drug giant's lawyers say 'negative publicity' has hurt the company's chances for a fair trial July 4, 2005 – Houston Chronicle: Widow's suit against Vioxx maker to set tone for rest June 30, 2005 – Newsday: Judge queries Vioxx suit lawyers over document leak February 25, 2005 – Globe & Mail: Health Minister attacks makers of Vioxx January 25, 2005 – Globe & Mail: Vioxx took deadly toll of more than 40,000 in US alone January 23, 2005 – Calgary Herald: Drug Troubles - Vioxx and the other COX-2 inhibitors January 23, 2005 – Calgary Herald: Patients weigh risks of continued Vioxx use January 23, 2005 – Calgary Herald: Patients are upset pain drugs taken away January 4, 2005 – Calgary Herald: Vioxx safety data approved for release December 29, 2004 – Boston Globe: Merck CEO to testify about Vioxx December 22, 2004 – Calgary Sun: Alberta joins nationwide Vioxx lawsuit December 15, 2004 – Philadelphia Inquirer: Merck to try to bar Vioxx class actions November 19, 2004 – Los Angeles Times: Early alarms alleged long before VIOXX removed November 18, 2004 – Senate Hearings on Withdrawal of VIOXX: Testimony of Dr. Gurkirpal Singh November 6, 2004 – The Lancet: Unacceptable risks of Vioxx evident four years ago November 4, 2004 – New York Times: Despite Warnings, Merck Took Long Path to Vioxx Recall November 1, 2004 – Wall Street Journal: Merck Knew Vioxx's Dangers at Early Stage October 21, 2004 – New England Journal of Medicine: Failing the Public Health — Rofecoxib, Merck, and the FDA October 9, 2004 – Calgary Herald: Vioxx victims file Alberta class action against Merck August 1, 2004 – Merck Inc: Vioxx Clinical Study

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