Comments on: Court Reinstates Vioxx Lawsuit Against Merck http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/09/court-reinstates-securities-lawsuit-against-merck/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:34:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: steven budge http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/09/court-reinstates-securities-lawsuit-against-merck/#comment-372067 steven budge Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:31:28 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=15358#comment-372067 what court do you appeal to when the nj supreme court denis petition for certification what court do you appeal to when the nj supreme court denis petition for certification

]]> By: Justice in Michigan http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/09/court-reinstates-securities-lawsuit-against-merck/#comment-371770 Justice in Michigan Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:39:57 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/?p=15358#comment-371770 I wonder what the "alternative grounds" are... This doesn't seem like an obvious preemption issue, but I suppose Merck could argue that the info they released was in turn with what FDA required as "public info" and that, if more was required, it would be FDA's responsibility, not Merck's. Uh oh, I'm beginning to think like a defense attorney. Too bad my salary doesn't. I wonder what the “alternative grounds” are…

This doesn’t seem like an obvious preemption issue, but I suppose Merck could argue that the info they released was in turn with what FDA required as “public info” and that, if more was required, it would be FDA’s responsibility, not Merck’s.

Uh oh, I’m beginning to think like a defense attorney. Too bad my salary doesn’t.

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