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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 received, we will process it promptly. […]

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 death of a 59-year-old triathlete

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: MRK) that should resolve at least

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 a group of attorneys who proved

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 maker, Merck, liable and said the

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 medical studies about the drug VIOXX®, including Merck’s

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 a rare display of judicial displeasure

The Lanier Law Firm Handling Latest VIOXX® Trial Set to Begin January 2007 in New Jersey   HOUSTON – Attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm with offices in Houston and New York are set to begin work in the nation’s latest VIOXX® trial. The case against Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck & Co. Inc. is scheduled to begin Jan. 22, 2007,

New Jersey Jury Awards $9 Million in Punitive Damages Against Maker of VIOXX®   (Atlantic City, N.J.) A jury in New Jersey Superior Court Judge Carol E.Higbee’s court has awarded punitive damages against Merck & Co, manufacturer of VIOXX®. Jurors found that the drug maker intentionally withheld from the federal Food and Drug Administration damaging

$253 Million Finding is Number 6 on National Law Journal List   The National Law Journal named The Lanier Law Firm’s $253 million verdict against Merck & Co. as its sixth-largest verdict in 2005. In that case, a Brazoria County jury ruled against Merck on each of three key questions: they found Merck failed to