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DAVID VOREACOS, BLOOMBERG NEWS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-23-2007

Merck ignored Vioxx warning signs, lawyer tells jury
By DAVID VOREACOS, BLOOMBERG NEWS
Date: 01-23-2007, Tuesday
Section: BUSINESS
Edtion: All Editions

Merck & Co. failed to heed warning signs about the cardiovascular risks of its Vioxx painkiller before rushing it to market, said a lawyer for a man whose family blames his fatal heart attack on the drug.

In opening statements in state Superior Court in Atlantic City, attorney Mark Lanier used a toy heart, a balancing scale and Monopoly money to illustrate how Merck ignored studies warning of health risks while pursuing a marketing blitz for the 1999 launch of Vioxx.

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