Merck to Settle U.S. Claims for $671 Million
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The drug company will settle claims it overcharged government health programs and improperly enticed doctors to prescribe its drugs.
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International Business Machines Corp. said Wednesday it had agreed to settle most of the issues in a suit over changes in its pension plans on terms that allow the company to continue to appeal a key question while capping its liability at $1.7 billion. -The Washington Post
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Marsh & McLennan Cos. on Monday agreed  to pay $850 million to settle charges it conspired with  insurers to rig bids, raising hopes the world's biggest  insurance broker can start to move past the scandal.
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Under a plan recently passed by Merck &amp; Co. Inc.âs board of directors, members of the firmâs management committee and the companyâs vice president-level managers may be compensated with severance packages
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HARLINGEN, Texas -- Attorneys for Merck &amp; Co. want to see bank and cellphone records that could show the extent of a juror's financial relationship with a plaintiff who won a $32 million verdict against the drug company in the death of a 71-year-old man who took Vioxx.
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Merck & Co. Inc. said on Tuesday   that a federal jury in New Orleans ruled in its favor in a   lawsuit over its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, in which a   Kentucky man said it caused him to have a heart attack.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc., one of the largest providers of health insurance in the United States, has paid $20 million to 37 states in order to settle claims processing problems, according to the New York State Department of Insurance.
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Boston Scientific agreed to pay $195 million to settle claims related to a potentially flawed defibrillator made by itâs subsidiary, Guidant.
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Drugmaker Merck &amp; Co., under financial siege since pulling its top painkiller Vioxx off the market in September, said Monday it has adopted a plan that
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German carrier Lufthansa said it had agreed to pay 85 million dollars (67 million euros) to settle class action suits in the United States connected with allegations of price-fixing in the global air-cargo industry.
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Merck posted a $1.63 billion fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday as  charges for its Vioxx litigation settlement dragged down results and share prices.
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Merck and Co  on Wednesday reported a fourth-quarter loss due to charges from a costly settlement related to its withdrawn Vioxx arthritis drug, but results soundly beat Wall Street forecasts and lifted its shares 2 percent.
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Merck &amp; Co  agreed to pay more than $649 million to resolve litigation related to its cholesterol drug Zocor and painkiller Vioxx, a federal prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Marriott International Inc.  said on Friday it agreed to pay the U.S. government and unidentified states $220 million to settle a dispute related to the hotel company's leveraged employee stock ownership plan.
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Merck & Co Inc.  said on  Wednesday it agreed to settle tax disputes with the U.S.  Internal Revenue Service at a net cash cost of about $2.3  billion.
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The state of West Virginia and the manufacturer of the controversial pain killer OxyContin have settled a lawsuit brought over the way the drug was marketed to the public, according to The New York Times.
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Merck & Co.  said on Thursday its $1.1 billion deal to buy Sirna Therapeutics Inc. cleared an antitrust hurdle and said the deal could close as early as the end of this month.