Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Conway

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Case Number:

3:11-cv-00051

Court:

Kentucky Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

Danny C. Reeves

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  1. May 28, 2013

    Merck Loses Bid To Block Outside Attys In Ky. Vioxx Case

    A Kentucky federal judge on Friday ended Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.'s bid to block the state's attorney general from using outside counsel to prosecute state court litigation over allegedly deceptive marketing of its anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx, ruling Merck's rights had not been violated by the decision.

  2. February 01, 2013

    Merck Claims Ky. AG Knows Nothing About Vioxx Prosecution

    Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. urged a Kentucky federal judge on Thursday to block the state's attorney general from using outside counsel to prosecute state court cases, claiming the office lacks any control or knowledge of the most basic facts of its case against the drugmaker over alleged deceptive promotion of its drug Vioxx.

  3. December 20, 2012

    Ky. AG Can't Escape Merck Outside Counsel Case

    Kentucky's attorney general can't keep out of federal court Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.'s lawsuit, which aims to bar the attorney general from hiring outside counsel to help prosecute the drugmaker in a state court case, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  4. March 27, 2012

    Merck Suit To Bar Ky. AG From Hiring Outside Attys Kept Alive

    A Kentucky federal judge on Monday denied the state attorney general's motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. that aims to bar the attorney general from hiring outside counsel to help prosecute the drugmaker in a different case.

  5. March 23, 2012

    Merck Loses Challenge To Private Vioxx Prosecution

    A federal judge denied Merck & Co. Inc.'s bid Wednesday to stop the Kentucky attorney general from hiring an outside firm to help prosecute a state claim in multidistrict litigation over Vioxx, finding Merck's due process rights would not be violated unless the firm took control of the case.

  6. August 31, 2011

    Merck Sues Ky. AG For Using Private Firm In Vioxx Suit

    Merck & Co. Inc. sued Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway in federal court in mid-August, claiming Conway violated Merck's due process rights by using a private law firm to prosecute a Kentucky commonwealth claim in the sprawling multidistrict litigation over Vioxx.

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