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Merck & Co. agreed to pay $100 million to settle thousands of lawsuits concerning Merck's NuvaRing contraceptive device. The lawsuits allege that NuvaRing potentially causes fatal blood clots. The settlement will provide an...
Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds judgment against pharmaceutical companies
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday upheld a money judgment against Pharmacia Corporation for inflating drug prices to Wisconsin Medicaid in violation of Wisconsin Statutes 100.18, the Wisconsin's Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) and 49.49(4m)(a)2, the Medicaid...
Merck & Co reached a settlement agreement Tuesday with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) , agreeing to pay $950 million in criminal and civil penalties. The agreement includes $321 million in criminal fines...
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Tuesday ruled in favor of Merck & Co. in a lawsuit filed by the state of Louisiana over reimbursements for the...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a suit to proceed against drug maker Merck & Co. over the safety record of its painkiller Vioxx . The court ruled [opinion,...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a suit to proceed against drug maker Merck & Co. over the safety record of its painkiller Vioxx . The court ruled [opinion,...
Supreme Court hears arguments in False Claims Act, Vioxx fraud cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson [oral arguments transcript, PDF;...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in Merck & Co. v. Reynolds , in which the Court will decide when the statute of limitations begins to run in a...
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Merck & Co. in support of state agencies that were harmed by Merck's allegedly deceptive marketing campaign promoting its prescription painkiller Vioxx [JURIST...
