Personal Injury Law

Merck to Start Vioxx Settlement Payouts in August
US News reports on Merck & Co.'s recent $4.85 billion settlement with former users of its painkiller, Vioxx. Linda A. Johnson writes, Merck & Co. will start cutting checks for former users of its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx next month after....

$4.85 Billion Vioxx Settlement Moving Forward
Despite a controversial provision in the Merck-Vioxx settlement agreement, reports indicate that enough claimants have signed on to the $4.85 billion settlement to keep the deal moving forward...

Merck extends registration deadline in settlement for former users of Vioxx
--> Merck extends registration deadline in settlement for former users of Vioxx At least 94 percent of eligible claimants have signed up to date Related Pages: Vioxx Merck & Co...

Merck settles Vioxx Product Liability suits for $4.85 billion
Merck has agreed to pay a fixed amount of $4.85 billion into a settlement fund for qualifying Vioxx claims that enter into the resolution process. This is not a class-action settlement...

More than 44,000 sign up for Vioxx settlement
More than 44,000 people have signed up for shares of a $4.85 billion settlement over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, a sign that the deal is on track to go forward, Merck & Co. announced Monday.

Merck Agrees To $58M Settlement Over Vioxx Ad Claims
As reported in the Dallas Morning News, Merck & Co. is paying $58 million as part of a multistate settlement concerning advertising of the now-withdrawn painkiller, Vioxx. Here are excerpts: The settlement announced Tuesday addresses allegations that Merck's advertising deceptively...

Vioxx Lawsuits
Vioxx personal injury suits are a seroius concern for Merck and patietns

Vioxx Advertising
Merck agrees to pay $58 million settlement in multistate lawsuit.

Insurers
Reach $80 Million Settlement with Merck over Vioxx

Merck, Schering
Settle Vytorin Zetia Class Action

Schering Plough, Merck
Settle Multi-State Investigation for $5.4 Million

US Settles Indian Lawsuit for $3.4 Billion
US Government Settles Indian Lawsuit for $3.4 Billion

Brown Greer et al.
alleging that the six law firms handling the Vioxx settlement failed to provide money for reimbursements to lien rights of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) health plans.