International Business News - Vioxx http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Florida has joined eight other states in suing drugmaker Merck & Co. over what the state alleges was deceptive marketing of its former prescription painkiller Vioxx. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/florida-sues-merck-to-recover-money-spent-on-vioxx.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:48:20 EDT Pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. said Tuesday it is considering challenging a federal appeals court's reinstatement of a dismissed shareholders' lawsuit over its former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/court-overturns-dismissal-of-merck-vioxx-lawsuit.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:56:33 EDT The federal judge overseeing much of the massive litigation over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx on Wednesday capped fees for plaintiffs' attorneys at a relatively low 32 percent of the $4.85 billion settlement, saying he had to ensure fees were reasonable. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/vioxx-settlement-judge-caps-legal-fees-at-32-pct.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:24:17 EDT Partial payments for people claiming withdrawn painkiller Vioxx caused heart attacks will go out starting Aug. 28 under the $4.85 billion settlement between drugmaker Merck & Co. and plaintiffs' lawyers, the claims administrator said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/first-payments-in-vioxx-deal-to-begin-aug-28.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:39:49 EDT A 1999 Merck & Co. study of its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, touted to participating doctors and patients as meant to show whether Vioxx caused fewer stomach problems than another drug, was primarily a stealth marketing strategy, researchers report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/researchers-merck-vioxx-study-was-for-marketing.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:48:09 EDT A Canadian court has certified another class-action lawsuit against Merck & Co. over its former painkiller Vioxx, for which the U.S. drug maker is doling out billions of dollars to cover American settlements. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080729/merck-faces-canadian-class-action-vioxx-case.htm Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:26:32 EDT WHO BENEFITS: Roughly 50,000 former users of Merck's withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, or their survivors, can get a settlement if they suffered a heart attack, stroke, or died and had lawsuits pending when the $4.85 billion agreement was announced on Nov. 9, 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/summary-key-points-of-vioxx-deal.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:29:18 EDT Merck & Co. will start cutting checks for former users of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx next month after announcing Thursday that it will fund a $4.85 billion settlement expected to resolve roughly 50,000 lawsuits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/merck-to-fund-vioxx-settlement-in-august.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:25:12 EDT Drugmaker Merck & Co. is not liable for the medical monitoring of Vioxx users not claiming injury, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The 5-1 ruling by the state's highest court means a class-action lawsuit by people who used the once-popular painkiller will be dismissed. One justice did not participate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/court-limits-merck-monitoring-in-vioxx-case.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:32:31 EDT Drugmaker Merck & Co. is not liable for the medical monitoring of Vioxx users not claiming injury, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The 5-1 ruling by the state's highest court means a class-action lawsuit by people who used the once-popular painkiller will be dismissed. One justice did not participate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/merck-need-not-monitor-non-injured-vioxx-users.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:46:45 EDT Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas on Thursday scrapped verdicts against the drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc. stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular painkiller Vioxx. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/57747-vioxx-litigation.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/texas-court-scraps-26m-verdict-in-vioxx-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/texas-court-scraps-26m-verdict-in-vioxx-case.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 16:55:39 EDT Merck & Co. said on Tuesday it agreed to pay $58 million to settle allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks in 29 states, including the District of Columbia. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/50391-merck.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/merck-vioxx-lawsuit-advertising.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/merck-vioxx-lawsuit-advertising.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 15:33:43 EDT Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $58 million as part of a multistate settlement of allegations that its ads for the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/merck-agrees-to-58m-settlement-over-vioxx-ad-claims.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 17:05:36 EDT A Texas appeals court on Wednesday overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck & Co. in one of the few trials it lost over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/merck-says-appeals-court-overturns-vioxx-verdict.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 21:00:44 EDT A Texas appeals court overturned a verdict of $7.75 million against Merck & Co. related to the painkiller Vioxx. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080514/vioxx-verdict-million-overturned-texas-court.htm Wed, 14 May 2008 17:20:18 EDT While asserting that the proposed $4.85 billion settlement for illness associated with Vioxx remains on track, the painkiller's manufacturer on Thursday extended until June 30 the deadline for registered participants to submit paperwork. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/merck-extends-deadline-for-vioxx-registrants-to-submit-proof.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 18:52:20 EDT Merck & Co. was found conducting its own studies of the drug Vioxx, using names of scientific authors and writing academic articles, according to two documents from the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/40115-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/merck-vioxx.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080415/merck-vioxx.htm Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:49:31 EDT People who think their heart attacks or strokes were caused by the once-popular painkiller Vioxx and want early partial payments now have another month to file paperwork backing up their claims under a settlement with manufacturer Merck & Co. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/vioxx-deadline-extended.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:41:17 EDT More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a sign that the deal is on track to go forward, Merck & Co. announced Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080303/merck-says-44k-sign-for-vioxx-settlement.htm Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:03:57 EST Hundreds of Florida residents who claim the painkiller Vioxx caused their strokes or heart attacks were squeezed out of a federal court settlement and should be included, their lawyers say in a motion filed in U.S. District Court. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/lawyers-seek-vioxx-deal-for-floridians.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:56:13 EST