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Lawsuit Filed Against Ford

North Jackson Progress | December 13, 2004
A lawsuit has been filed in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, AL against Ford Motor Company and Continental-Tire of North America.

Merck's Vioxx Probe won't Hide Facts Says Judge

Bloomberg | December 9, 2004
Merck & co.'s internal investigation of the withdrawal of its Vioxx painkiller will take months to complete and won't hide any facts, said John Martin Jr., a retired federal judge hired to conduct the probe.

More U.S. home buyers fall prey to predatory lenders

USA Today | December 6, 2004
After Martha Lawler lost her job at Atlantic Bell in 1993, she fell behind on her house payments. Then her troubles really started.

Lawsuit filed over paralyzing SUV accident

Montgomery Advertiser | December 5, 2004
A lawsuit has been filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court against Ford Motor Co. and Continental General Tire of North America in connection with an SUV accident earlier this year that left a Montgomery woman paralyzed.

Plaintiff's Attorneys Plot Strategy in New Orleans

Bloomberg | November 19, 2004
Attorneys representing 39 U.S. law firms met at a New Orleans restaurant and chose two lawyers-one of them from Alabama-to lead federal lawsuits targeting Merck & Co.'s Vioxx painkiller.

Senator Wants to Find Out Where FDA was on Vioxx

Bloomberg | November 19, 2004
U.S. Senator Charles Grassley said he wants to find out why the Food and Drug Administration didn't pursue safety concerns about Merck & Co.'s painkiller Vioxx, the biggest drug ever recalled.

Insider: FDA Won't Protect Public

CBS News | November 18, 2004
At least five medications now sold to consumers pose such risks that their sale should be limited or stopped, said a government drug reviewer who raised safety questions earlier about the arthritis drug Vioxx.

Congress Probes how FDA handled Vioxx Case

The Associated Press | November 18, 2004
Congress is looking into whether the Food and Drug Administration shirked its duty by ignoring safety concerns about Vioxx raised by its own reviewers and outside scientists.

FDA called 'Defenseless Against Bad Drugs'

The Associated Press | November 18, 2004
The American public is "virtually defenseless" if another medication such as Vioxx proves to be unsafe after it is approved for sale, a government drug safety reviewer told a congressional committee Thursday.

Merck's Chief Ex. Faces a US Senate hearing

The Financial Times | November 18, 2004
When Roy Vagelos stepped down 10 years ago as Merck's chief executive the company had, in his words, "become the largest pharmaceutical company in the world based on an unprecedented flow of important new products".