Vaccine-maker Merck destroys its tarnished reputation with $1500 payment to those it killed | The Refusers

Vaccine-maker Merck destroys its tarnished reputation with $1500 payment to those it killed | The Refusers:

'via Blog this'To be eligible for compensation, the group members would have to have suffered a heart attack after taking Vioxx for a certain period.

Gerard Dalton, representing the claimants, said the successful applicants would receive a maximum of $2000 if they were alive and $1500 if they were dead …

“I don’t just consider myself to be a street sweeper,” Justice Jessup said.

“I want to know what’s really lying around and whether people’s interests or rights are being affected …

Vioxx was withdrawn from sale globally in 2004 following concerns over its side-effects.