http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/10/is-merck-winning-vioxx-war.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/10/is-merck-winning-vioxx-war.html#comment-68164 Anonymous Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/10/is-merck-winning-the-vioxx-war.html#comment-68164 No. All I know is it was dropped. How do you know it was not dropped forever? Given that the patient claimed Vioxx caused her heart attack even though she was a smoker, had other risk factors and was suing another pharmaceutical company, I prefer my explanation. No. All I know is it was dropped. How do you know it was not dropped forever? Given that the patient claimed Vioxx caused her heart attack even though she was a smoker, had other risk factors and was suing another pharmaceutical company, I prefer my explanation.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/10/is-merck-winning-vioxx-war.html#comment-68163 CJD Wed, 25 Oct 2006 03:05:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/10/is-merck-winning-the-vioxx-war.html#comment-68163 Or it may be that she was stil treating and damages weren't certain, or that the people running her case had another one they wanted to go first, or a myriad of things. She has a year to refile, so it's not dropped forever. But you knew that, right? Or it may be that she was stil treating and damages weren’t certain, or that the people running her case had another one they wanted to go first, or a myriad of things. She has a year to refile, so it’s not dropped forever. But you knew that, right?

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/10/is-merck-winning-vioxx-war.html#comment-68160 Anonymous Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:37:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/10/is-merck-winning-the-vioxx-war.html#comment-68160 Don't know if anyone noticed, but one Texas plaintiff dropped her claim against Merck today, two weeks before it was due to go to trial. It may be assumed that her attorney was not interested in going to trial in the firest place, just in a quick extortion settlement, and when this was not forthcoming decided the case was frivolous after all. Don’t know if anyone noticed, but one Texas plaintiff dropped her claim against Merck today, two weeks before it was due to go to trial. It may be assumed that her attorney was not interested in going to trial in the firest place, just in a quick extortion settlement, and when this was not forthcoming decided the case was frivolous after all.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/10/is-merck-winning-vioxx-war.html#comment-68142 Anonymous Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/10/is-merck-winning-the-vioxx-war.html#comment-68142 Anonymous 7:42, I assure you that it's not the case that Merck's legal expenses are zero for the time up to trial, and $368 million afterwards. It's more like $20,000 per plaintiff. Anonymous 7:42, I assure you that it’s not the case that Merck’s legal expenses are zero for the time up to trial, and $368 million afterwards. It’s more like $20,000 per plaintiff.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/10/is-merck-winning-vioxx-war.html#comment-68112 Anonymous Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/10/is-merck-winning-the-vioxx-war.html#comment-68112 I think that Merck's lawyers want to fight very case , just think of the money they can make,their son's and daughters and grand son's and daughters over the next three hundred and fifty years. what a joke , if it wasn't so ridiculous I could laugh at it to . Merck has spend 368 million on nine cases tell me who's making the money. I think that Merck’s lawyers want to fight very case , just think of the money they can make,their son’s and daughters and grand son’s and daughters over the next three hundred and fifty years. what a joke , if it wasn’t so ridiculous I could laugh at it to . Merck has spend 368 million on nine cases tell me who’s making the money.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/10/is-merck-winning-vioxx-war.html#comment-68103 Anonymous Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/10/is-merck-winning-the-vioxx-war.html#comment-68103 Merck is fighting every case individually because there are so many cases involving elderly people that many of them will have died from other causes before their particular case comes to trial and the case will be dropped. Merck is fighting every case individually because there are so many cases involving elderly people that many of them will have died from other causes before their particular case comes to trial and the case will be dropped.

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