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15 Feb 2014, 1:55 am by Jon Gelman
Today's post was shared by FairWarning and comes from www.reuters.com Merck & Co said on Friday it will pay $100 million to resolve all U.S. product liability lawsuits alleging it downplayed serious health risks involving its NuvaRing intrauterine contraceptive device.The product, which contains the hormones estrogen and progestin commonly found in birth control bills, is associated with an increased risk of developing blood clots that can cause heart attacks, strokes or sudden… [read post]
9 Nov 2007, 3:01 pm
Merck & Co. says it will set up a $4.5 billion fund as part of its settlement agreement to resolved the majority of the personal injury claims and lawsuits that have been filed by thousands of plaintiffs who had heart attacks and strokes because they used the painkiller Vioxx. [read post]
23 Jan 2007, 7:38 pm
Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co.'s lead attorney at a New Jersey trial over its Vioxx painkiller acted unethically and unprofessionally in court yesterday during her opening statements, the judge said. [read post]
13 Apr 2007, 7:31 pm
Article in the Wall Street Journal -- Merck Shares Jump as Outlook, Tossed Case Trump Arcoxia News, by Peter Loftus. [read post]
7 May 2010, 5:18 am by Mark Zamora
A federal jury in New York decided that a woman who claimed she was harmed by Merck & Co's osteoporosis drug Fosamax did not suffer from a serious jaw condition linked to the medicine. [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 6:37 pm by Dr. Shezad Malik
Merck & Co. lost the second trial to reach a verdict over claims its osteoporosis drug Fosamax causes so-called jaw death. [read post]
17 Mar 2018, 7:18 am by Howard Bashman
“Massachusetts court: Merck can be sued over generic drug injury. [read post]
14 Apr 2012, 11:13 am
Dawn Kregel, a nurse, filed suit against Organon USA Inc., Organon Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Organon International Inc., Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co. [read post]
10 Jun 2009, 6:05 am
Zambri, Esquire and Catherine Bertram, Esquire Bloomberg News reports that "Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. were sued by a Pennsylvania fund for active and retired state employees over claims they misled consumers into paying too much for prescriptions of Zetia [ezetimibe] and Vytorin cholesterol pills. [read post]
5 Jan 2017, 2:15 am by Steve Brachmann
On Thursday, December 15th, a subsidiary of Kenilworth, NJ-based pharmaceutical developer Merck & Co. [read post]
2 Oct 2009, 7:19 am
Bloomberg News is reporting that Merck & Co. is paying wrongful death claims by the families of more than 3100 users of Vioxx who died of heart attacks or strokes after using the Vioxx painkiller. [read post]
7 Feb 2011, 9:40 am by Chad Bray
The federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits involving Merck & Co.'s osteoporosis drug Fosamax wants to hear two additional "bellwether" cases beyond the two scheduled for later this year. [read post]
30 Aug 2015, 9:53 pm by Patent Docs
Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.; Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Tasuku Honjo • Defendants: Merck & Co., Inc.; Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. [read post]
31 Jul 2010, 5:29 am by Dr. Shezad Malik
Bloomberg News (7/28, Voreacos, Johnson) reports "Merck & Co. paid claims to the families of 3,468 users of its Vioxx painkiller who died of heart attacks or strokes," a court-appointed administrator told a judge Tuesday. [read post]