Plaintiffs’ lawyers involved in Merck & Co.’s $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement are accusing some of their colleagues of attempting to hog the lion’s share of more than $315 million in fees spawned by the accord.

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The U.S. Supreme Court, hearing arguments in a case involving Merck & Co.’s now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller, signaled it may relax the deadlines for investor fraud lawsuits. Most of the nine justices Monday suggested they are prepared to let shareholders sue ...

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Merck & Co. is paying claims by the families of more than 3,100 users of its Vioxx painkiller who died of heart attacks or strokes blamed on the drug, according to a law firm administering a $4.85 billion settlement fund. ...

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Wyeth and Pfizer Inc. should pay more than $27 million in punitive damages to an Arkansas woman over the drugmakers’ mishandling of menopause drugs linked to her breast cancer, a lawyer told an appeals court. A federal judge in Arkansas ...

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The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District says a class action lawsuit against Merck & Co. over its anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx can go forward. The lawsuit in Jackson County Circuit Court sought damages for Missouri residents who purchased the popular ...

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Merck & Co. need not defend a lawsuit in which the company is accused of defrauding millions of users of its painkiller Vioxx, a New Jersey judge ruled, dealing a “death knell” to class-action claims by consumers. Consumers who sued ...

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