Vioxx Puts Merck In A $5 Billion Hole
source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16161994
-
-
- critter
- added this
Merck announced a $5 Billion, thats BILLION, settlement in the Vioxx painkiller case. Originaley marketed for arthritis relief, Vioxx apparently causes strokes and heart attacks. The settlement will stop approximately 50,000 personal law suits. That's a lot of hurt people.
