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VIOXX® Trial Week One: Merck Attorney Chastised by Judge; Jurors hear disagreement – Did Merck adequately warn of VIOXX’s® Harmful effects? For Immediate Release Jan. 26, 2007 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – New Jersey State Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee accused Merck attorney Diane Sullivan of being “defiant of my orders” in…

The Lanier Law Firm Handling Latest VIOXX® Trial Set to Begin January 2007 in New Jersey   HOUSTON – Attorneys from The Lanier Law Firm with offices in Houston and New York are set to begin work in the nation’s latest VIOXX® trial. The case against Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck & Co. Inc. is…

New Jersey Jury Awards $9 Million in Punitive Damages Against Maker of VIOXX®   (Atlantic City, N.J.) A jury in New Jersey Superior Court Judge Carol E.Higbee’s court has awarded punitive damages against Merck & Co, manufacturer of VIOXX®. Jurors found that the drug maker intentionally withheld from the…

$253 Million Finding is Number 6 on National Law Journal List   The National Law Journal named The Lanier Law Firm’s $253 million verdict against Merck & Co. as its sixth-largest verdict in 2005. In that case, a Brazoria County jury ruled against Merck on each of three key…

Almost a year after jurors in Angleton, Tex. returned a $253.4 million verdict against VIOXX® manufacturer Merck & Co., 23rd District Judge Ben Hardin signed a final judgment awarding the plaintiffs $26.1 million in damages, plus $1.25 million in pre-judgment interest. Judge Hardin ordered Merck to pay $24.45 million…

TRIAL ATTORNEY SAYS MERCK IS “STEP CLOSER TO ACCOUNTABILITY” AS VIOXX® TRIAL CONTINUES   Attorney Mark Lanier: “Merck can’t turn a loss into a win just by saying it’s so” Atlantic City – A jury on Friday in New Jersey Superior Court imposed a serious and strong verdict against…