Gilmartin: Merck Says CEO May Testify In Vioxx Lawsuits
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Law &amp; Order: Pharmaceutical Unit. Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) Chief Executive Raymond V. Gilmartin may testify in some of the many lawsuits filed over the Vioxx recall, a company lawyer said.
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It was surely one of the most awkward moments of a long career at the top of one of America&#39;s best-known companies. Raymond Gilmartin, chairman and chief executive of Merck, sat
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Drugmaker Merck has set up an independent committee to review the firm&#39;s actions prior to the withdrawal of its painkiller Vioxx from the market in September.
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BOSTON (CBS.MW) - A New Jersey state court has ruled that plaintiffs&#39; attorneys can depose Merck &amp; Co. chairman and chief executive officer Raymond Gilmartin in preparation for their lawsuits against the company over its recalled drug Vioxx.
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The U.S. drug safety officer who  warned months ago about risks from Merck & Co. Inc.'s  painkiller Vioxx won clearance to publish a study arguing the  now-recalled drug may have caused up to 139,000 heart attacks  and strokes, his attorney said on Monday.
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On Sunday, 60 Minutes will run a story asking if Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) knew about the dangers of Vioxx, the arthritis drug that was pulled from the market because it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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A proposed $4.85 billion pact between Merck & Co Inc and users of painkiller Vioxx would force plaintiffs' lawyers to make recommendations to clients that may not be in their best interests, according to attorneys who are challenging the pact's terms.
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EDINBURG - A South Texas woman has sued drug maker Merck &amp; Co., alleging that she had to have heart surgery after using the arthritis drug Vioxx.
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The Wall Street Journal reports Merck &amp; Co. of Whitehouse Station, NJ, has begun hunting for a new chief executive officer. The move comes amid a string of bad news at the drug maker, including its recent
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration  reviewer who criticized the agency's handling of Merck & Co.  Inc.'s now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller may be forced to another  position at the agency, a lawyer for the scientist said on  Monday.
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Drug maker Merck &amp; Co. Inc. on Tuesday said its board appointed a committee to review the company&#39;s actions prior to the voluntary withdrawal of its painkiller Vioxx.
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Drugs giant Merck & Co. which pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from shelves in September, is about to become the target of hundreds of plaintiffs' lawyers, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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Faced with credibility questions about the Vioxx recall, Merck executives yesterday insisted the first clear signs linking the painkiller to heart problems emerged only last month.
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NEW YORK, October 12  - The global pharmaceutical giant, Merck &amp; Company (MRK.NYS) plans to appoint a new CEO by the end of next year.
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Merck and Co. Inc. on Wednesday said a  federal court in Louisiana will handle pretrial matters in  product liability lawsuits around the country filed in federal  courts by former users of the company's withdrawn Vioxx  arthritis drug.
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When Raymond Gilmartin became chairman of the drug maker Merck, it was close to introducing several new medicines. Now, the company is in crisis.
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Is the US Food &amp; Drug Administration failing? That was the testimony of one senior FDA official last week concerning Merck&#39;s withdrawal of the Vioxx anti-pain drug.