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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…

VIOXX® Trial Week One: Merck Attorney Chastised by Judge; Jurors hear disagreement – Did Merck adequately warn of VIOXX’s® Harmful effects? For Immediate Release Jan. 26, 2007 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – New Jersey State Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee accused Merck attorney Diane Sullivan of being “defiant of my orders” in…