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Healthcare/Hospital Law

Apr. 10, 2007

Vioxx Strategy Unfolds Slowly, and It Seems to Merck's Advantage

LOS ANGELES - Merck heads into its fourth California Vioxx liability trial this week with a remarkable record.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Merck heads into its fourth California Vioxx liability trial this week with a remarkable record.
      The painkiller's New Jersey-based manufacturer has won four of five federal trials and six of 10 state trials involving claims the drug caused health problems and the company failed to warn physicians and patients about the risks.
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