Thursday, February 18, 2010
Merck Pays $12 Million in Lawyer Fees to End Vioxx Suits (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $12.15 million in plaintiffs' legal fees to settle two shareholder derivative suits over its painkiller Vioxx -- one in state court in New Jersey and the other in the 3rd U.S.