Merck to Face 40,000 Vioxx Suits, Officials Say

Article in today’s Los Angeles Times — Merck to Face 40,000 Vioxx Suits, Officials Say, from Bloomberg News: “Merck & Co. will face about 40,000 claims over its withdrawn Vioxx painkiller once deadlines for filing lawsuits lapse around the U.S., court records and lawyer estimates show.”

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