Merck Quotes

If they lose these next three cases, Merck will be in deep trouble. They will have given the plaintiffs a road map on how to successfully try these cases, and the pressure for a global settlement of these suits will start to grow.

If the judgment is that there`s blood on Merck`s (nyse: MRK - news - people ) hands, ... there`s blood on the FDA`s hands as well.

Just losing a case hits hard. Merck is like our big brother. I can call him a jerk, but you can`t. This is binding people together, not pulling them apart.

We`re pleased to extend our collaboration which combines our strengths in analyzing and understanding genetic variation associated with multiple common diseases with Merck`s extensive knowledge of the biology underlying neurodegenerative diseases and its global leadership in the development of innovative therapeutics. This target validation program is one example of the value we`re able to provide our therapeutic partners worldwide; other examples include identifying individuals who may benefit most from early therapeutic treatment and predict those individuals who will best respond to new therapies.

Merck is still going to try and fight the next several cases and try to pull the next couple of wins out of a hat, so that Merck can say this was a bizarre coincidence,

We`ve seen a decade of deception by Merck.

Merck`s behavior, in my mind, was tantamount to negligent homicide. They were going to kill people and they knew it.

The clinical study Merck conducted that lead it to voluntarily withdraw the drug only revealed an increased risk after 18 months of daily use. Mr. Humeston only took Vioxx intermittently for less than two months. The science just isn`t there to support his claim.