Local Vioxx Lawsuits
December 16, 2004 08:42

The ripple effect of Vioxx is moving from Capitol Hill and into local courtrooms.

Merck voluntarily recalled its popular pain reliever earlier this year after evidence linked the drug to heart attacks and strokes.

The onslaught of television ads from attorneys looking to hear your Vioxx story is here to stay for now

...analysts and investors didn't get answers to the most pressing questions. There was no update, for example, on the ongoing search for a successor to the 63-year-old Gilmartin, who is scheduled to retire in 2006. Nor did Gilmartin provide any guidance on... (Read this Vioxx Article)

Merck, the American drugs firm, is to cut 700 more jobs to soften the blow of the withdrawal of arthritis drug Vioxx from the market and a fall in sales of its best-selling treatment... The company pulled Vioxx from sale at the end of September due to data that confirmed it increased the risk of heart attack and stroke. It faces numerous lawsuits and investigations relating to the affair. ... Full Story