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Merck Sets Vioxx Deal

The Birmingham News | November 10, 2007
Merck & Co. said Friday it will pay $4.85 billion to end thousands of lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx in what is believed to be the largest drug settlement ever.

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.

$4.85B Vioxx Settlement Announced

| November 9, 2007
Plaintiffs' lawyers this morning announced that Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle the majority of claims over injuries linked to its Vioxx painkiller.

$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 Agrees to $4.85 Billion Vioxx Settlement

| November 9, 2007
The maker of the painkiller Vioxx has agreed to pay more than $4.8 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits in one of the largest civil cases ever.

Merck Settles Vioxx Lawsuits for $4.85B

| November 9, 2007
Merck & Co. announced Friday that it will pay $4.85 billion to settle as claims by as many as 47,000 groups of plaintiffs over injuries linked to its blockbuster Vioxx painkiller.

Beasley Firm Praises $4.9 Billion Vioxx Pact

| November 9, 2007
Montgomery law firm Beasley, Allen is on the winning side of a $4.85 billion settlement for users of the painkiller Vioxx who claim they were harmed by the drug.

Merck to Settle Vioxx Claims for $4.85 Billion

| November 9, 2007
Wanting to move on from the legacy of its deadly painkiller, the maker of Vioxx, Merck & Co. this morning signed an agreement to pay $4.85 billion to settle the outstanding individual product liability claims against the drug.

Merck Agrees to $4.85B Settlement Over Pain Medication Vioxx

| November 9, 2007
Merck pulled Vioxx from the market Sept. 30, 2004, after its researchers determined the then-blockbuster painkiller doubled risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Merck & Co. to Pay $4.85 Billion Vioxx Settlement

Philadelphia Inquirer | November 9, 2007
Negotiating teams met more than 50 times in eight states and spoke hundreds of times over the telephone to hammer out the deal, according to attorneys.