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Recent Vioxx Rulings may Affect Fosamax Cases
Category: Fosamax Lawsuits
Quote, Jude Eldon Fallon, presiding judge in the recent New Orleans Vioxx case: " All three of the Plaintiff's claims revolve around the safety risks of Vioxx; what Merck knew about any such risks, when Merck knew this information and what Merck should have done about it. ......the court concludes that the jury's findings for the Plaintiff on his negligent failure-to-warn and deceit-by-concealment claims were reasonable".
In addition, Mark P. Robinson, lead plaintiff attorney agreed with the significance of the judge's statement. "The judge ruled that the jury's findings.....that Merck negligently failed to warn and committed deceit-by-concealment with Vioxx........were reasonable findings. Though the court ruled that the compensatory damages were excessive, the judge also said he was not troubled by the punitive damages award. Further he is going to allow one jury to try both the compensatory and punitive damages award again in a single trial. All of this taken together is a very positive development for those who are victims of Vioxx".
Merck is also the manufacturer of Fosamax.
Fosamax Crisis Could be Bigger than Vioxx
Category: Fosamax Lawsuits
The one thing that is not grasped by the Market watchers, the Stock checkers and the Wall Street analysts is that Foamax cases are different from Vioxx cases. In Vioxx cases, doctors would rarely admit that the prescription caused the heart attack or stroke. In Fosamax cases, all the doctors will admit that Fosamax caused the osteonecrosis of the jaw suffered by their patients. It is a signature injury. You won't see the drug maker trying to blame the victim in these cases.
Osteonecrosis Patients Filing Fosamax Lawsuits
Category: Fosamax Lawsuits
Osteoporosis patients who have taken Fosamax to help balance their bone density claim to have suffered Ostonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ), also known as dead jaw. A number of recent Fosamax lawsuits have been filed against maker Merck, a company in the heat of the Vioxx scandal.
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Fosamax May Cause Jaw to Rot
Category: Fosamax Lawsuits
According to an AP story, a lawsuit was just filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Myers Florida, against Merck & Co. over its second best seller, Fosamax, . The suit claims that Merck was negligent in warning doctors and patients about the possible osteonecrosis or dead jaw side effects of this drug.