Legal Headlines

November 28, 2007 12:00 AM

In September of 2004, when Merck voluntarily removed their prescription pain medication, Vioxx, from the market, Product Liability Law once again moved into the realm of everyday news.



November 27, 2007 12:00 AM

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in a Missouri federal court by a couple over the death of their unborn child.



November 27, 2007 12:00 AM

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted last month to ban popular over-the-counter cold products intended for children under the age of 6.



November 21, 2007 12:00 AM

Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack may never get to decide whether Frank Schwaller will receive a new trial over his wife's death.



November 20, 2007 12:00 AM

On Nov. 9, Merck & Co., after long insisting it would never settle the 27,000 Vioxx cases filed against it, turned an about face and agreed to a global settlement in which it will pay $4.85 billion to resolve the bulk of these cases.



November 19, 2007 12:00 AM

A decision by Merck & Co. to pay $4.85 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx bought accountability but little comfort for the Palm Coast woman who brought the first federal suit against the company.



November 19, 2007 12:00 AM

Plaintiffs in litigation over the painkiller Vioxx are supposed to be able to decide whether to enroll in the übersettlement announced last week or take their cases to court.



November 15, 2007 12:00 AM

Diabetic patients consuming GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia to keep sugar levels at bay may now have to shift to some substitute drug as the US health agency has confirmed that the popular diabetes medicine may increase the risk of heart attacks in takers.



November 14, 2007 12:00 AM

A Montgomery law firm took the charge against pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co., winning a $4.85 billion settlement for thousands nationwide who took the arthritis painkiller Vioxx.



November 14, 2007 12:00 AM

Almost five billion dollars will be paid to thousands of people hurt by the drug Vioxx and some of those people live right here in East Texas.