Healthy Skepticism Library item: 11637

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Publication type: news

Summary Box: Vioxx Anniversary
Associated Press 2007 Sep 28
http://www.bookrags.com/news/summary-box-no-end-in-sight-for-vioxx-moc/

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Summary Box: No End in Sight for Vioxx Suits

WHAT’S HAPPENED: In the three years since Merck pulled its blockbuster drug Vioxx off the market over safety concerns thousands of lawsuits have been filed against the company by people who claim they were harmed by the drug.

WHO’S WINNING: Analysts and most legal experts say Merck & Co. has fared better than Vioxx plaintiffs overall. Plaintiff lawyers say new tactics and new evidence will help them start winning more.

WHAT’S NEXT: Starting next year, the judge coordinating federal trials is to hold the first ones with Vioxx users who had strokes, rather than heart attacks.