Andy Birchfield in the News

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Lead Attorney in $4.85 Billion Vioxx Settlement
 

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$4.85 Billion Verdict Announced Largest in U.S. History

November 9, 2007

After more than five years of hard-fought and difficult litigation, Merck has agreed to pay $4.85 billion, the largest pharmaceutical settlement in history, to resolve certain Vioxx-related claims involving plaintiffs who suffered a heart attack (including sudden cardiac death) or a stroke.

Merck Settles Thousands of Vioxx Claims for $4.85 Billion

November 9, 2007

Merck & Co., Inc. has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to resolve Vioxx related claims in which a claimant has suffered a heart attack, sudden cardiac death, or stroke.

District Court Orders New Trial in Vioxx Case Based on Misrepresentation by Mercks Expert Cardiologist

May 31, 2007

Judge Eldon E. Fallon, presiding judge over the federal Vioxx consolidated proceedings, In re Vioxx Products Liability Litigation MDL (No. 1657), ordered a new trial today in Evelyn Irvin Plunkett v. Merck & Co. Judge Fallon, a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, found that there was clear and convincing evidence that during the second trial of the Irvin case, Merck's expert cardiologist, Dr. Barry Rayburn, misrepresented his qualifications to the Court and to the jury.

Judge Hears re-retrial Request in Vioxx Case

April 25, 2007

A woman whose husband died of a heart attack after taking the painkiller Vioxx deserves another chance to convince a jury that the drug caused his death because an expert witness in an earlier trial misstated his credentials.

Celebrex Blamed for Injuries in Madison County Lawsuit

April 12, 2007

Celebrex is in the same category as Vioxx, which was recalled by its manufacturer, Merck & Co., on Sept. 30, 2004, and has since faced an avalanche of injury claims across the country.

Celebrex Blamed for Injuries Economic Damages in Madison County Suit

THE MADISON ST. CLAIR RECORD | April 11, 2007

Five plaintiffs claim they suffered heart attacks, strokes or other serious injuries and economic damages as a result of taking the pain-reliever Celebrex in a suit filed April 5 in Madison County Circuit Court.

Birchfield, Watts make Dynamic Plaintiff's Duo

March 2, 2007

Fresh off a federal court defeat in December, Birchfield is laying out for Madison County jurors pretty much the same argument he has in the past, that Vioxx caused heart attacks and that "Merck worked hard to keep the truth quiet."

Man Who Lost Wife Test Vioxx Maker in Court

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT | March 1, 2007

Whether the maker of Vioxx withheld information about the drug's risks was the point of opening statements Wednesday in a crowded Madison County courtroom.

Merck hid Drug's Risks, Lawyer says in Vioxx Trial

March 1, 2007

Pharmaceutical giant Merck ignored warnings and tried to cover up risks associated with its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx, a lawyer Wednesday told the jurors in the case of a Granite City woman who died suddenly of a heart attack after spending 20 months on the drug.

Merck Defends Conduct in Vioxx Trial

YAHOO! FINANCE | February 28, 2007

Merck & Co. put profits ahead of consumer safety by hustling a blockbuster arthritis medicine to market, then routinely denied the drug's potentially lethal health risk.