Sunday, September 27, 2009
Merck Paying More Than 3,100 Death Claims in Vioxx Settlement (Bloomberg)
Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co. is paying claims by the families of more than 3,100 users of its Vioxx painkiller who died of heart attacks or strokes blamed on the drug, according to a law firm administering a $4.85 billion settlement fund.