Merck found liable in another Vioxx case: reports
A Jury Ordered Merck To Pay $50 Million To A Heart Attack Victim. A jury on Thursday said Merck & Co. Inc. has to pay $50 million in compensatory damages to a former FBI agent who suffered a heart attack after taking the company's painkiller Vioxx, according to media reports. The jury in a federal court in New … [Read more...] about Merck found liable in another Vioxx case: reports
Jury: Merck Liable in Elderly Man’s Death
Merck Liable For The Death Of A Man Who Suffered From Heart Attack. A state jury found Merck & Co. liable Friday for the death of a 71-year-old man who had a fatal heart attack within a month of taking its since-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx and ordered the company to pay $32 million. The damage award will likely be reduced … [Read more...] about Jury: Merck Liable in Elderly Man’s Death
Jury: Merck Liable for Man’s Heart Attack
Jury Found Merck Liable In A Split Verdict. A jury found Merck & Co. liable on Wednesday for one of two former Vioxx users' heart attacks in a split verdict that awarded $4.5 million in damages to one of the plaintiffs. The state jury found the company failed to adequately warn both men about the risk factors linking the … [Read more...] about Jury: Merck Liable for Man’s Heart Attack
Lawyers Find Way Around Governmental Immunity
Lawyers Way Around Governmental Immunity. In a landmark case, a judge found New York State liable to the tune of $3.6 million for releasing a prisoner who then raped and murdered a 35-year-old mother of three young boys. The February decision is the first time New York State has been held liable for damages for … [Read more...] about Lawyers Find Way Around Governmental Immunity
State Held Liable in Attacks by Rapist
Liable In Attacks By Rapist. Even more than the rapist and killer himself, New York State is responsible for the rape and murder of a Yaphank woman, and the rape of Rocky Point woman, because the state mistakenly sprung him from prison 13 years early, a state court of claims judge has ruled. Now the state must pay $5.5 million to … [Read more...] about State Held Liable in Attacks by Rapist
