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The trial jury has recognized American pharmaceutical company Merck and Co. guilty on case about soothing preparation Vioxx which became the reason of heart attack at the 62-years former agent of FBI Gerald Barnetta in July of 2002. Jury have found, that the company has not given to doctors full and a trustworthy information about danger which bears use of a medicine and consequently should pay to the victim 50 million dollars of indemnification, informs Associated Press.
Scandal with soothing preparation Vioxx has caused the big resonance in pharmaceutical branch of the USA. Vioxx has been withdrawn from the world markets on September, 30th 2004. After publication of the information that long reception of a preparation twice increases risk of heart attacks and insults.
It is not the unique claim against Merck in the given occasion (one in federal court and four - in courts of states New Jersey and California). The company has won 5 previous processes, for 3 processes (two - in court of Texas and one – in New Jersey) - has lost. The verdict about guilt of the company has been born when use of a preparation became the reason of death or heavy mutilations victims. In these cases as indemnification moral and a material damage the company has been obliged to pay significant fines. So, in August 2005 during consideration of this case at the court of state of Texas the decision to recognize the company guilty of Robert Ernest’s death was accepted and to oblige to pay to the widow of the victim 253.4 million dollars of indemnification of moral and a material damage.

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