Jurors who found Merck & Co. liable Friday for the death of a Texas man said they expected pharmaceutical companies to get the message from their $253.4 million verdict that consumers need safe drugs. "They needed to be held accountable for putting a drug out there that shouldn't be out there," said Stacy Smith, a 21-year-old child care provider who stood with the majority in the 10-2 vote. "I want them to listen," said Marsha Robbins, a 53-year-old homemaker who was the presiding juror.
August 22, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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“They needed to be held accountable for putting a drug out there that shouldn’t be out there,” said Stacy Smith, a 21-year-old child care provider who stood with the majority in the 10-2 vote in favor of the man’s widow, Carol Ernst.
“I want them to listen,” said Marsha Robbins, a 53-year-old homemaker who was the presiding juror and the oldest of the panel.
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