Andy Birchfield in the News

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Lead Attorney in $4.85 Billion Vioxx Settlement
 

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Merck Defends Vioxx Record

BLOOMBERG | November 16, 2004

Merck & Co. Chief Executive Officer Raymond Gilmartin said Monday his first indication that the painkiller Vioxx carried a heart risk came on Sept. 23, and the company withdrew the medicine a week later.

Beasley Allen Lawyer Birchfield Comments on Gilmartin Interview

BLOOMBERG | November 15, 2004

Attorney Andy Birchfield Jr. is directing litigation against Merck &Co. by people who alleged that the painkiller caused heart attacks or strokes.

Merck's Gilmartin Rejects Claims Vioxx Risk Ignored

BLOOMBERG | November 15, 2004

Merck & Co. Chief Executive Officer Raymond Gilmartin said his first indication

Andy Birchfield Comments on Gilmartin Interview

November 15, 2004

Attorney Andy Birchfield Jr. is directing litigation against Merck & Co. by people who alleged that the painkiller caused heart attacks or strokes.

Merck's Gilmartin rejects claims Vioxx Risk Ignored

November 15, 2004

Merck & Co. Chief Executive Officer Raymond Gilmartin said his first indication that the painkiller Vioxx carried a heart risk came on Sept. 23, 2004 and the company withdrew the medicine a week later.

Lawyers prepare for litigation against Merck over Vioxx

November 12, 2004

Representatives of both the drugmaker Merck and the FDA will be on Capitol Hill next week to answer safety questions about Merck's drug Vioxx.

Courses Share info On Basics of Billion Dollar Tort

THE NEW JERSEY STAR-LEDGER | November 10, 2004

On the September morning Merck pulled its blockbuster pain medicine Vioxx from the market, a group of lawyers was busy taking deposition from the drug maker’s former chief medical officer.

Vioxx Battles Could Cost Merck up to $18 Billion

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | November 5, 2004

Already wounded by the withdrawal of its Vioxx pain reliever from the market, Merck must now contend with hundreds of lawsuits over the drug’s side effects-lawsuits that threaten to further damage the company’s finances and reputation.

Lawyers Organizing for Mass Suits Over Vioxx

THE NEW YORK TIMES | November 5, 2004

Hundreds of plaintiffs' lawyers who claim that people were injured or killed by the

Lawyers Organizing for Mass Lawsuits over Vioxx

November 5, 2004

Hundreds of plaintiffs' lawyers who claim that people were injured or killed by the painkiller Vioxx plan to meet next week to lay the groundwork for a nationwide legal assault against the drug's maker, Merck.