ANGLETON, Texas (AP) - The first Vioxx-related lawsuit to go to trial opened with the plaintiff's lawyer contending that Merck & Co. traded its mission of treating sickness for relentless marketing and pursuit of profits.
Attorney Mark Lanier displayed the phrase "Merck-y ethics'' on a large screen Thursday and promised to skewer the judgment of a company he said knew the popular painkiller could be dangerous years before a study showed it could double risk of heart attack or stroke.
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