Maker of Vioxx Reports Progress of Suits
With the number of Vioxx-related lawsuits soaring, the
drug maker Merck may consider offering settlements
to plaintiffs in a few cases, the company's general
counsel suggested yesterday.
Merck had previously said that it planned to defend
every personal-injury lawsuit filed over Vioxx, a
painkiller and arthritis medicine that has been
shown to raise the risk of heart attacks and
strokes.
But the general counsel, Kenneth C. Frazier, said in
an interview yesterday that Merck would consider
settling suits brought by people who took Vioxx for
long periods of time and had few other risk factors
for heart disease. Nearly 5,000 Vioxx suits have
already been filed, and tens of thousands more are
expected.
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