Article: New York controller sues Merck in class-action suit for state's retirement fund.

By Daniel Dunaief, Daily News, New York Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 1--City and state cops, firefighters and teachers lost a combined $287 million from their retirement funds after Merck recalled its Vioxx painkiller.

Now, state Controller Alan Hevesi wants some of that money back.

Hevesi sued Merck and sought lead plaintiff status in a class-action lawsuit for the state's retirement fund, which lost $171 million after Merck's stock plunged following the recall of Vioxx.

The retirement funds managed by city controller William Thompson also declined an estimated $116 million in value after Merck's share dipped amid ...

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