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

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.