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Merck Wins New Jersey VIOXX Product Liability Case

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., July 13, 2006 - Merck & Co., Inc. today said it was pleased that a state court jury in New Jersey found in its favor, rejecting the claims of a patient who blamed her heart attack on nearly three years of VIOXX use. In rendering its verdict, the jury found that Merck acted responsibly in informing the medical community about the benefits and risks of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved medicine.

"The company acted responsibly, the science was on our side, and the jury agreed," said Jim Fitzpatrick of Hughes Hubbard & Reed, a member of Merck's defense team in Doherty v. Merck. "Mrs. Doherty would have suffered a heart attack whether she was taking VIOXX or not. Before ever hearing of VIOXX, Mrs. Doherty had multiple risk factors for heart disease, including high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity."

Today's verdict marks the third time in four cases that a New Jersey jury found in Merck's favor on a plaintiff's product liability claim.

In the case, Merck presented evidence that it carefully studied VIOXX before and after FDA approval, and consistently made the results of those studies available to the FDA and the medical community. Read more at merck.com

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