Jury awards $4.5 mln in Vioxx verdict against Merck

Jury awards $4.5 mln in Vioxx verdict against Merck: "Jurors in Merck & Co.'s Vioxx trial awarded $4.5 million on Wednesday to a 77-year-old New Jersey man after finding the painkiller contributed to his heart attack, casting doubts on the strategy Merck will use in thousands of other suits over the drug." [Reuters]