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Merck Gets Walk
Updated from 3:37 p.m. EST
An Atlantic City, N.J., jury handed a major victory to Merck (MRK Quote) on Thursday in the second product liability case concerning former blockbuster arthritis drug and pain reliever Vioxx.
The jury found that Vioxx wasn't the "proximate cause" of a man's heart attack, rejecting the contention by plaintiff Frederick Humeston that Merck failed to adequately warn physicians about the product's potential cardiovascular risks.
Jurors also disagreed with the claim by Humeston that Merck had engaged in consumer fraud in marketing Vioxx to doctors. ...
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