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03/11/2010 — Merck has made final payments for all the qualified Vioxx claimants who had heart attacks, and The Lanier Law Firm has distributed that money. There are still lien issues to resolve on a few of these claims, and as liens get resolved, if there is additional money…

HOUSTON – The Lanier Law Firm is announcing its plans to appeal a decision issued today by the 14th Court of Appeals in Brazoria County in favor of Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK). In the ruling, the court overturned a jury’s determination that the controversial painkiller Vioxx caused…

The Lanier Law Firm Announces $4.85 Billion National VIOXX® Settlement with Merck & Co. Inc.   Mark Lanier, winner of nation’s first VIOXX® trial, hails settlement as “the right thing to do” HOUSTON – Attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm are announcing a nationwide settlement agreement with pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE:…

Merck & Co. Ordered to Pay Attorneys’ Fees, Costs Following VIOXX® Consumer Fraud Finding   Attorneys say Merck abusing justice system by denying fraud claims ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – New Jersey Superior Court judge Carol E. Higbee has ordered pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. to pay fees and costs to…

First Personal Injury Case Jurors Say Size of Award Is Message to Makers – Appeal Expected   By Alex Berenson The New York Times August 20, 2005 ANGLETON, Tex. In the first verdict of a personal injury lawsuit involving the pain drug VIOXX, a Texas jury found the drug’s…

VIOXX® Trial Week Two: “Risk of Heart Attacks Can Occur at Any Time,” Cardiologist Testifies; Jurors Learn About “Scientific Misconduct” and “Intimidation.”   For Immediate Release – Feb. 2, 2007 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A top cardiologist has testified, during the second week of trial, that virtually all relevant…