A federal judge has ruled for Merck in the first Vioxx trial to be brought by a state trying to recoup what it paid so residents could take the painkiller under a Medicaid program. The Louisiana attorney general's office filed the case in an attempt to recover more than $20 million spent for Vioxx prescriptions, interest, attorney fees and litigation expenses, said an attorney for the state. The company still faces about 20 similar lawsuits filed by other government entities, according to a Merck spokeswoman.
June 30, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Drugmaker Merck & Co. on Tuesday won the first trial over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx brought by a state trying to recoup what it paid for residents to take the drug, arguing it wouldn’t have been covered had its risks been better known.
U.S. District Court Judge Eldon Fallon in New Orleans ruled for Whitehouse Station, N.J.-based Merck in a 2005 case brought by the Louisiana attorney general’s office, one of more than a dozen such government lawsuits.
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