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September 14, 2009
The Simmons firm, a leading national law firm in the fight against mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases, has appointed partner Trent Miracle to lead the firm’s growing pharmaceutical practice, which already is recognized on the national stage for its groundbreaking litigation of drug and supplement cases against major pharmaceutical companies.
On September 11, 2007 a research paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that patients taking Avandia had a 42% greater chance of a heart attack.
The Journal of the American Medical Association, the New England Journal of Medicine and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have confirmed that use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a type of antidepressant, in late pregnancy can cause cognitive and developmental deficits in children.
August 18, 2006
In New Orleans, a federal jury ordered Merck to pay $51 million to a health-conscious retired FBI agent who suffered a heart attack at age 58 after taking the blockbuster drug for about 2 1/2 years.
April 6, 2006
Although a New Jersey jury spared Merck & Co. a double hit to the pocketbook, analysts are concerned that its negative findings on the marketing of Vioxx could continue to hurt the company as it defends itself against almost 10,000 lawsuits filed by users of the now-pulled arthritis drug.
December 9, 2005
As the first federal jury deliberates whether Merck & Co.'s painkiller Vioxx contributed to a Florida man's death, investors on Friday digested new claims that the battered company withheld key data about the drug's dangers.
October 2, 2005
Dozens of heart attack and stroke victims in Northeastern Pennsylvania are preparing to join the tidal wave of lawsuits against one of America’s largest drug companies. So far, more than 5,000 people nationwide have sued Merck & Co. Inc., claiming the company concealed evidence that its wonder-drug, Vioxx, caused serious cardiovascular problems.
September 6, 2005
Merck & Co. (MRK) was dealt a resounding defeat last month when a Texas jury awarded $253.5 million to the family of Robert Ernst, who died in 2001 after taking Merck's painkiller, Vioxx, for eight months.
August 2, 2005
Two of the jurors who will decide if Merck & Co. Inc. caused the death of 59-year-old Robert Ernst are only 20 years old. They're old enough to help decide the outcome of the first of nearly 4,300 lawsuits filed across the country involving claims against the once-popular painkiller Vioxx. But they're not old enough to order a glass of wine with dinner.