 Email this article to a friend  Printable Version FREE Email Newsletter
(NaturalNews) A New Orleans jury deciding a case brought against Vioxx maker Merck & Co. by a heart attack victim says the pharmaceutical firm should pay the plaintiff $50 million in compensatory damages.
Gerald Barnett, a 62-year-old retired FBI agent, took Vioxx for 31 months before he suffered a heart attack in July 2002. Four years earlier, Barnett had undergone quintuple bypass surgery after a heart attack at the age of 58. Following the heart attack and surgery, Barnett exercised daily, maintained a healthy diet and took prescription drugs to lower his cholesterol.
Barnett stopped taking Vioxx a week before Merck pulled it off the market in September 2004, after studies surfaced revealing that the drug increased the risk of stroke and heart attack. Barnett's attorney, Mark Robinson, says Vioxx caused his client's second heart attack.
After deliberating for less than six hours, the jury returned with a verdict for Barnett, charging that Merck was negligent in failing to adequately warn Barnett's doctors about the risks of the drug, and that the drug firm "knowingly misrepresented or failed to disclose" drug information to Barnett's doctors. The jury chose to assign all blame to Merck, and none to various physicians involved in the case.
Barnett's lawsuit against Merck for problems with Vioxx is among more than 16,000 such suits nationwide. State and federal courts have so far sided with Merck in five cases and the plaintiffs in two.
###
Get articles like this delivered to you FREE in our popular email newsletter
|
(FREE) Thursday evening, Dec. 3 at 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern), call in to hear the NaturalNews Talk Hour with special guests Nick Stern, Sun Warrior Protein & KC Craichy, LivingFuel - "Super Foods, Optimal Health" - Register via email to receive call-in number:
|
|
Explore NaturalPedia.com, the internet's largest natural health encyclopedia of knowledge, covering over 50,000 topics. It's free!
Visit NaturalPedia.com.
|
 FREE Report: The Five Best Anti-Viral Products to Beat Influenza, Swine Flu, Bird Flu and SARS
• Top anti-viral remedies
• Where to get them now
• Four things to avoid
• Become self-reliant
• Boost your family safety
Click here to read the FREE report now.
|
W.H.O. Declares Global Pandemic
Turn FEAR into Confidence!
Listen to the complete 3.5 hour recording on 4 audio CDs of the Health Ranger's Swine Flu Advanced Preparedness Course, covering natural anti-virals, family safety, infrastructure disruptions, quarantine, preparedness gear and much more.
Testimonials:
"Mike Adams' preparedness course turned our fears into confidence. This is POWERFUL information, coming from a trusted source. If you want to save yourself countless hours researching and getting prepared and if you want to do everything in your power to protect your family, I highly recommend the Health Ranger’s Advanced Preparedness Course."
- N. Nelson (Arizona)
"This is packed information no one should miss."
- T. Valenzuela
"Thanks Mike... during this class you covered prevention and preparedness from A to Z with integrity, brave honesty and outstanding knowledge! Thank you for your steadfast, thorough and cool-headed approach to well being. With deep gratitude for your service." - Bev
Available NOW for immediate shipping.
100% satisfaction guarantee
 NEW Product: Valley of Longevity Shampoo from the Health Ranger
• 98% Organic
• 100% Natural
• 100% Fragrance Free!
• No SLS
• No Parabens
• No synthetic chemicals
• FREE shipping in U.S. on orders over $75
Click here to read more...
|
|
|
Email this article to a friend
Share this article on: 
