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Merck & Co., Inc. Wins Federal VIOXX(R) Product Liability Case: Smith Vs. Merck & Co., Inc.

September 27, 2006 | 
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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck & Co., Inc. today said it is pleased that a federal court jury in New Orleans found in favor of Merck, rejecting a claim that VIOXX caused the 2003 heart attack of a Kentucky man.
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