Merck told to pay $253m in Vioxx suit
Texas jury says drug firm liable in man's death
A Texas jury yesterday awarded $253 million to the widow of a man who died after taking the painkiller Vioxx, in the first of thousands of wrongful death lawsuits filed against the drug's maker, Merck & Co. (Full article: 695 words)
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