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Merck & Co., Inc. Rushed Unsafe Vioxx To Market, Lawyer Argues

February 7, 2006 | 
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Merck & Co. Inc. rushed the painkiller Vioxx to market despite knowing its potential health dangers, an attorney said on Monday in opening arguments of the latest lawsuit charging that the popular drug caused someone to die.

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