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The Motley Fool
December 13, 2005
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Merck's Bitter Pill The first federal Vioxx trial ends with a deadlocked jury, but that's not necessarily good news for the drugmaker, or investors.   |
Reason
January 2003
Walter K. Olson |
Courting Stupidity Why smart lawyers pick dumb jurors. |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Merck Splits the Difference The pharmaceutical wins one, loses one in New Jersey Vioxx trials. Investors should expect to see more losses. |
Reason
February 2006 |
Letters Run Away, Jury!... Rubbish!... Clay S. Conrad... Freedom Riders... etc. |
BusinessWeek
April 21, 2011
Ryan Flinn |
Social Media: A New Jury Selection Tool Web-savvy lawyers and legal consultants are scouring social media to investigate jurors' backgrounds and biases. |
Psychology Today
Mar/Apr 2007
Matthew Hutson |
Unnatural Selection There's a thriving industry built on the scientific selection of jurors, but social psychologists aren't sure just how accurate it is, or whether it gives legal adversaries an edge. |
BusinessWeek
September 5, 2005
Amy Barrett |
The Pain Is Just Beginning Why the Vioxx debacle will hobble Merck for years to come |
The Motley Fool
April 3, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Merck Outclassed Class action status is granted to third parties -- like health insurance companies, HMOs, and unions -- in a Vioxx lawsuit. Investors, this is a disturbing development. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2007
Brian Orelli |
98 Lawsuits Down, About 15,000 To Go Merck's Vioxx caseload just got a little smaller, when an appellate court ruled that 98 people from England and Wales could not sue in the U.S. Shares are up on the news. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2005
Rich Duprey |
Merck Eases Its Pain The pharmaceutical giant wins an important Vioxx trial. And while it's a welcome reprieve for the company, the decision doesn't seem to warrant the enthusiasm with which the market greeted the decision. |
BusinessWeek
January 8, 2007
Michael Orey |
How Business Trounced The Trial Lawyers By focusing on litigation reform at the state level, business has won key battles. Suddenly, it's a tough time to be a plantiffs' attorney. |
BusinessWeek
July 4, 2005
Mike France |
Courtroom Strategies On Trial Recent high-profile verdicts have prosecutors and defense attorneys rewriting their playbooks. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Vioxx Brings the Pain A jury stings Merck for hefty Vioxx damages, battering shares. |
BusinessWeek
June 22, 2011
Greg Stohr |
Wal-Mart Case: Another Loss for Trial Lawyers The Supreme Court's ruling is the latest in a series of decisions that make it clear the justices aim to curb mass litigation. |
The Motley Fool
March 1, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Celebrex Doubles Lawsuit Risk A new study says the Pfizer painkiller doubles the risk of a heart attack. Investors, beware. |
BusinessWeek
May 20, 2010
Bob Van Voris |
Big Tobacco's Many Days in Court Facing thousands of lawsuits in Florida, cigarette makers are crying foul. |
Salon.com
January 2, 2001
David Lindorff |
The death penalty's other victims When prosecutors eliminate jurors opposed to capital punishment, they also weed out women and minorities and stack the deck against defendants... |
Salon.com
July 17, 2000
Robert Bryce |
Waco's unanswered questions The trial is over, but both Branch Davidians and supporters of the government are disappointed that reports of lying and misconduct have been ignored. |
BusinessWeek
July 30, 2007 |
Another Risk Factor For Merck Plaintiffs' lawyers are salivating over evidence they hope could support their argument that even patients who used the painkiller for short periods were in danger. |
Salon.com
March 13, 2002
Suzanne O'Malley |
Worst-case scenario I knew it was coming, but it's still hard to accept: In Texas, mental illness is not a defense to murder... |
Reason
June 2004
Jarett Decker |
Criminal Representation U.S. courts may find the ban on "expert advice and assistance" as applied to defense lawyers too much to stomach. |
Knowledge@Wharton
Richard Shell |
It's About Time: Corporate Responsibility Law Finally Makes Lawyers More Accountable Although the reputations of CEOs, accountants, bankers, analysts, and even consultants have suffered during the recent spate of corporate scandals, lawyers so far have escaped blame, let alone indictment. But that may change, as it should. |
Chemistry World
March 13, 2007 |
Vioxx Trial Blow for Merck A jury has awarded $47.5 million to an Idaho man after finding that the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx, made by Merck and Co., Inc., contributed to his heart attack. |
Salon.com
November 5, 2000
Robert Bryce |
Prosecutor says Bush "directly deceived" him to avoid jury duty The GOP candidate "used his position as governor" to avoid questions about his past during jury selection in a 1996 drunken-driving case... |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Mike France |
The Press Should Try Taking A Little Of Its Own Medicine The media's zeal for higher standards doesn't always extend to the Fourth Estate |
ONLINE
Nov/Dec 2003
Marydee Ojala |
The Power of Information Bumps into Diminishing Returns Data, in and of itself, is nonjudgmental -- it's how the human looking at the data adds meaning to it that can result in errors. |
BusinessWeek
December 13, 2004
Amy Barrett |
On The Firing Line At Embattled Merck With claims against Vioxx mounting, Merck's general counsel Ken Frazier is in for the fight of his career. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
How To: Sue Sometimes you just have to go to court. Here are some tips to help you navigate the difficult waters of litigation. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2004
Mathew Emmert |
Merck's Silver Lining The government joins the plethora of lawsuit filers, but Merck will survive. Still, the stock remains appropriate for only those investors with a high tolerance for risk and a long-term time horizon. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Vive le Vioxx Lawsuit Just when Merck thought it was finally done with lawsuits pertaining to Vioxx, it's gotten pulled back in. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Once More With Merck Merck has had a busy spring, but are investors any better off? |
AskMen.com
April 3, 2002
Justin Becker |
How To: Get Out Of Jury Duty If you happen to not want to go, there are ways to go about escaping. Or at least attempt to... |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
5 Things You Didn't Know: Oprah Winfrey Oprah Winfrey is a self-made media mogul, a planetary force without precedent, myth made flesh. |
Sports Illustrated
November 1, 2000
Lester Munson |
Everyone loses in Chmura trial The trial of Mark Chmura is not going to be easy for anyone. In addition to the doubts about the prosecution's evidence against him, a number of factors will make the case difficult for Chmura, his accuser, his attorneys, the prosecutors and the presiding judge... |
AskMen.com
July 22, 2002
Donald Morrison |
Getting A Good Lawyer Throughout the course of your life, you will find that you are going to need a lawyer for major events; buying a home, dealing with a parent's death, starting a business, as well as countless other situations. Knowing how to find a good lawyer is important. |
