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Texas appeals court overturns jury award against Merck in Vioxx case

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

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[JURIST] A Texas appeals court Wednesday overturned [opinion text] a jury verdict [JURIST report] that found pharmaceutical giant Merck [corporate website] liable for the death of a 71-year-old man who died from a heart attack within a month of taking Merck's painkiller Vioxx [Merck Vioxx Information Center website; JURIST news archive]. The jury had ordered Merck to pay $32 million in damages to

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on May 14, 2008 (boomark / email).

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