Some Lawyers Seek Changes in Vioxx Settlement
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Several plaintiffsâ lawyers have asked that some of their clients be allowed to reject the $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement as others accept it.
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The company says it is discussing a settlement with the Justice Department.
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A lawsuit has been filed against the makers of Vioxx, and more are expected to follow. Olga Sanchez of Pharr is claiming that a July 2001 heart attack resulted from her using Vioxx
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MRSA compensation claims may become more prevalent as lawyers turn to workplace safety laws to pursue hospitals.
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Doctors are struggling to decide which pain relievers to prescribe now that they know that drugs like Vioxx and Celebrex pose serious heart risks.
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FDA efforts to move David Graham have stepped up since he criticized the agency's handling of Merck & Co. Inc.'s now-withdrawn Vioxx painkiller, said his lawyer.
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A Tyler attorney has filed East Texas&#39; first lawsuit against the makers of the recalled painkiller Vioxx, and more are on the way.
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A day after the popular arthritis drug Vioxx was yanked from the market because of safety concerns, doctors, patients and insurance companies were busy trying to figure out the next step.
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New York and Connecticut state officials said they are investigating whether improper behavior by insurance companies has been a factor in the rapidly rising cost of malpractice insurance for lawyers and doctors.
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The friction that sometimes strains the patient-doctor relationship when lawyers seek medical care is at an all-time high.
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Drugs giant Merck &amp; Co. which pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from shelves in September, is about to become the target of hundreds of plaintiffs&#39; lawyers, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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Merck &amp; Co. faces a dual threat from health insurers and patients&#39; lawyers, after a US study suggested its Vioxx arthritis drug carries a greater risk than rival medicines.
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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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Concern over the recently publicized risks of drugs such as Vioxx and Celebrex has left doctors and patients with difficult choices.
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The pharmaceutical firm Merck faces a new class-action lawsuit in Canada, filed on behalf of two people who suffered heart attacks after taking the company's pain medication Vioxx, which was taken off the market worldwide because of such risks, plaintiffs' lawyers said.
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Doctors prescribing opioids in doses that seems high to narcotics agents and prosecutors are at risk of a trial. And once in the courtroom, anything can happen.
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Patients taking Vioxx for pain relief have many alternatives, and the popular drug's withdrawal from markets should have little practical effect on clinical care.