I don't think so, Kat.  The stock of Merck went up 2.25% when the settlement was announced.  Genenally stocks don't rise of bad news.

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 17:14:43 -0500
>From: kat <[log in to unmask]>  
>Subject: Re: FW: FNC Alert  
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>Never mind cox2 - MERCK is toast!
>
>Kat
>
>P.S. Actually I was on Vioxx for a few weeks around 5 or 6 years ago - I 
>wasn't impressed and went back to Aleeve which I'm still on for my 
>arthritis.  K.
>
>Meir Weiss wrote:
>>  
>> cox2 is TOAST
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BREAKING NEWS [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
>> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 07:54
>> To: BREAKINGNEWS Subscribers
>> Subject: FNC Alert
>>
>> MERCK AGREES TO PAY $4.85 BILLION TO SETTLE THOUSANDS OF VIOXX PAINKILLER
>> LAWSUITS
>>
>> **Watch FOX News Channel or go to http://foxnews.com for more
>>   
>
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