May 14, 2008
$32M Verdict Against Merck In Vioxx Case Reversed
A Texas appeals court on Wednesday overturned a multimillion-dollar verdict against Merck & Co. in a case involving its withdrawn painkiller Vioxx.
A Texas jury in April 2006 awarded the widow of 71-year-old Leonel Garza $32 million. That later was cut to about $7.75 million under Texas damage caps.
On Wednesday, the Texas 4th Court of Appeals overturned the verdict, ruling that the defendants had not proven that Garza's long history of heart disease could not have been the cause of his fatal heart attack in 2001. The opinion was signed by Justice Sandee Bryan Marion. Read more
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