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Merck To Pay Additional $23 Million To End Vioxx Litigation

On November 9, 2007 Merck agreed to a $4.85 billion global settlement in the Vioxx litigation. Bloomberg reports that Merck has now agreed to pay another $23 million for allegedly misleading their customers into buying their drug.

Customers are uniting in nationwide group litigation contending that “Merck officials sold Vioxx for unapproved uses and made false statements about its cardiovascular safety.” In other words, they were duped into buying the painkiller and now feel they ...

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