[SoFloFreeper]

JUST BREAKING...NO LINK YET.

[discostu]

Good, now maybe these anti-inflamatories will get re-introduced into the market.

[SoFloFreeper]

more:

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- In a major victory for Merck & Co., a New Jersey jury on Thursday found the drugmaker properly warned consumers about the risks of its painkiller Vioxx. The finding means Merck will not be held liable for the 2001 heart attack suffered by a man taking the drug.
The jury agreed with Merck's contention that Idaho postal worker Frederick "Mike" Humeston suffered from job stress and health risks that caused his heart attack. Humeston, now 60, had alleged his intermittent use of Vioxx over two months caused his heart attack four years ago.

[rhombus]

What the cash cow can't be milked!!! The trial lawyers aren't going to like this.

[.cnI redruM]

Hurray! Not that the poor gentleman had a heart attack, but rather instead, that greedy trial lawyers couldn't feed off of his corpse like jackals.

[kinghorse]

I'm shocked to find out a giant pharma's not going down the drain. Like cig warnings, let the buyer beware. How sweet for the people who got popped in the head with a stroke and spent the rest of their lives hooked up to box.

[Ramius]

Finally... a jury that sees through the scam and doesn't fall for the deep pocket effect.

This is good.

[GVnana]

Sounds like the Jersey jury had more sense than the Texas one that awarded 1/4 BILLION against Merck.

[WalterSkinner]

Cox-2 Inhibitor Bump!

[Gritty]

Sometimes I wonder why the drug companies even bother to bring new drugs to market. All they ever get is multi-billion dollar lawsuits.

[Carry_Okie]

Ray Gilmartin dodges a bullet.

[1Old Pro]

Yesterday Delay gets a new judge, Monday Alito is nominated, today this.....is this a sign of hope for our judicial system?

[spectre]

There isn't one Prescription drug out there that doesn't carry a risk.

The Jury didn't have the proof that Vioxx alone caused the man's heart attack. Good for them.

sw

[KC_Conspirator]

This is great news! Those anti-inflammatories need to be back on the market and the lawyers who brought this suit need to have their assets seized.

[aft_lizard]

Unfortunately this was the weakest of the cases so far. The guy had his heart attack less than 2 months of taking the drug, its hard to find fault other than with the user on this one.

[Cagey]

[BluH2o]

Great news for Merck and other pharmaceutical firms as well ... my portfolio, which has drug related stocks well represented should finally see a strong upside.

[nicmarlo]

cool beans ping

[PilloryHillary]

GOOD NEWS!

[LilDarlin]

EXCELLENT! Way to go, Merck

Now...get that drug back on the market!

[Fawn]

I like that jury---