A New Jersey jury awarded $18 million in compensatory damages Monday to a former user of the painkiller Vioxx, and $2 million to his wife, finding Merck & Co.'s failure to warn of the drug's cardiovascular risks substantially contributed to his heart attack. The damages verdict came 10 days after the jury made a general finding that Merck misrepresented Vioxx's heart risks while marketing it to doctors and suppressed information about the risks. The jury is deliberating whether to award punitive damages.
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N.J. Jury Awards $20M to Vioxx User Who Suffered Heart Attack
New Jersey Law Journal
March 13, 2007
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