229 Million is a little much if you ask me. Just gonna raise the price of drugs.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Vivec [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 4:43 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: US Courts convict Merck! > > Jury finds Vioxx maker Merck negligent, awards $229 million in damages. > > This is great news, and a good decision by the courts! > > Does anyone think though, that they should still be allowed to sell > Vioxx, with proper labelling that it can cause heart attacks etc. , > and let people use the drug at their own risk? > THere was testimony where people claimed their quality of life > improved tremendously using Vioxx, and then there was also research > statements that said Vioxx offered no more relief than an Advil. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:170480 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54