The paper said today (8/20/05) that Texas law caps damage suits a 26.1
million.
Bobby
----- Original Message -----
From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:28 PM
Subject: Re: Cnn alert
> the older drugs worked better for me and so i never
> took vioxx or celebrex long. but different things work
> for different folks.
>
> --- Bobby Greer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > The judgement will be reduced. Also, othe pain
> > killers like Aleve(naprosyn)
> > is just as effective.
> >
> > Bobby
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ken barber" <[log in to unmask]>
> > Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: Cnn alert
> >
> >
> > > companies can be sued into bankruptcy. those who
> > want
> > > to just chance the drug to get rid of pain will
> > just
> > > be out in the cold.
> > >
> > > --- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ken,
> > > >
> > > > ....and if, like most icebergs, only 10% is
> > showing
> > > > with this suit, that
> > > > means around $2.3 billion is submerged, which,
> > btw,
> > > > was Merck's gross
> > > > international revenue from Vioxx in 2003.
> > > >
> > > > Kendall
> > > >
> > > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > > > redundant!)
> > > >
> > > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
> > the
> > > > unreasonable one
> > > > persists in trying to adapt the world to
> > himself.
> > > > Therefore, all
> > > > progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > > >
> > > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 3:21 PM
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Subject: Re: Cnn alert
> > > >
> > > > well, kendall, this is just one suit and the
> > very
> > > > tip
> > > > of a big iceberg. there is blood in the water
> > and
> > > > there are plenty of sharks.
> > > >
> > > > --- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I know that drug companies make billions on
> > the
> > > > > manufacture and sale of
> > > > > drugs like Cox-2's, but even if Merck only
> > stopped
> > > > > selling it in the US,
> > > > > after a $229 million verdict (assuming the
> > award
> > > > > isn't reduced), will it
> > > > > be cost effective for them to continue
> > > > manufacturing
> > > > > it?
> > > > >
> > > > > Kendall
> > > > >
> > > > > An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> > > > > redundant!)
> > > > >
> > > > > The reasonable man adapts himself to the
> > world;
> > > > the
> > > > > unreasonable one
> > > > > persists in trying to adapt the world to
> > himself.
> > > > > Therefore, all
> > > > > progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> > > > >
> > > > > -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > > > > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 1:25 PM
> > > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > Subject: Re: Cnn alert
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, this probably means that Merck will stop
> > > > > selling it in the US -
> > > > > that's not to say they won't manufacture and
> > sell
> > > > it
> > > > > elsewhere - it
> > > > > depends
> > > > > on the liablity laws of a particular country
> > and
> > > > how
> > > > > much of their
> > > > > consumer
> > > > > base was in the US.
> > > > >
> > > > > On a small, related note, I read yesterday
> > that
> > > > > acetaminophen as well as
> > > > > naproxyn and ibuprofen doubles the risk of
> > > > > hypertension in women:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8961817/
> > > > >
> > > > > It seems that aspirin doesn't have that affect
> > but
> > > > I
> > > > > can't take a large
> > > > > enough dosage to help my arthritis pain.
> > *sigh*
> > > > And
> > > > > yes, I do have
> > > > > hypertension which is controlled with
> > medication
> > > > but
> > > > > of course I don't
> > > > > want
> > > > > to elevate it any more that I can help.
> > > > >
> > > > > Kat
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Original Message:
> > > > > -----------------
> > > > > From: Rayna [log in to unmask]
> > > > > Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 03:43:52 +0800
> > > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > Subject: Re: Cnn alert
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Does this mean that they'll stop producing
> > > > Celebrex?
> > > > > It works like a
> > > > > dream for me (so did Vioxx - switched during
> > the
> > > > > furor, excruiating pain
> > > > > for the week I couldn't get to doctor to
> > change
> > > > over
> > > > > to Celebrex and had
> > > > > stopped taking Vioxx, took Celebrex and pain
> > WENT.
> > > > )
> > > > > I don't care if I
> > > > > grow a second head or if my innards liquify
> > (note.
> > > > > exaggerating for
> > > > > effect, here.), I ain't stopping it.
> > > > >
> > > > > <grumble>
> > > > >
> > > > > Rayna
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Meir Weiss wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > BREAKING NEWS Jury finds Vioxx maker Merck
> > > > > negligent, awards $229
> > > > > million
> > > > > in
> > > > > >damages. Details soon.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >=================
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Well boys and girls.....................
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Tha's the end for cox 2 for now
> > > > > >
> > > > > >ouchhhhh
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
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