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Merck to Pay $4.85 Billion in Vioxx Settlement

Maria Vogel-Short

Wire services are reporting that Merck & Co. has agreed to pay close to $5 billion to settle claims that its Vioxx painkiller caused heart attacks and strokes.

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Merck to Pay $4.85 Billion in Vioxx Settlement

Maria Vogel-Short

Wire services are reporting that Merck & Co. has agreed to pay close to $5 billion to settle claims that its Vioxx painkiller caused heart attacks and strokes.

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<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Patent Rules Put on Hold by VA Judge

Zusha Elinson

Patent lawyers started breathing again on Oct. 31, as the specter of new patent rules was chased away ' at least for a little while ' by a Virginia court. U.S. District Judge James Cacheris granted pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from implementing rules set to go into effect on Nov. 1.

<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Patent Rules Put on Hold by VA Judge Image

<b>BREAKING NEWS:</b> Patent Rules Put on Hold by VA Judge

Zusha Elinson

Patent lawyers started breathing again on Oct. 31, as the specter of new patent rules was chased away ' at least for a little while ' by a Virginia court. U.S. District Judge James Cacheris granted pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline's motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from implementing rules set to go into effect on Nov. 1.

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Media & Communications Corner

Vivian Hood

A profile of Claudia M. Freeman, Director of Marketing &amp; Communications, Cadwalader, Wickersham &amp; Taft.

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Law Firm Leadership

David H. Freeman

The leadership aspects of cross-selling.

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The Third Annual MLF 50: The Top 50 Law Firms in Marketing and Communications

Elizabeth Anne 'Betiayn' Tursi

The long-awaited listing is here: Find out which firms made it on our vaunted Top 50 list -- and why.

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