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Merck – Coppertone Sunscreen

Class Action

Merck – Coppertone Sunscreen

July 2013: All of the appeals were voluntarily dismissed. To see the court orders, click here and here. April 2013: Three objectors filed Notices of Appeal regarding the approval of…

Merck & Co. “Coppertone SPF 55-100+” Collection

Class Action

Merck & Co. “Coppertone SPF 55-100+” Collection

November 2014: A federal judge granted Merck & Co., Inc.’s motion to dismiss this class-action lawsuit finding that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sets out the appropriate labeling requirements…

Missouri Vioxx

Class Action

Missouri Vioxx

Despite denying any wrongdoing, Merck & Co. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed against it in 2004 in Missouri state court.  The lawsuit alleged that Merck violated the…

Home Again Microchips and Database

Class Action

Home Again Microchips and Database

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing microchips to pet owners as if they need to purchase memberships to maintain their contact information in the database when, after the initial registration, pet owners don’t…

Coppertone Sport High Performance SPF 30

Class Action

Coppertone Sport High Performance SPF 30

A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Bayer Healthcare and Merck & Co. for allegedly misleadingly labeling Coppertone Sport High Performance SPF 30 sunscreen sprays and lotions as being…

Weekly Legal Roundup

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Weekly Legal Roundup

Diamonds, energy supplements and cholesterol reducing drugs made legal headlines in the I-think-you’re-lying-to-me category during the week of February 11, 2013. Two new false advertising actions were filed: It’s a…

Vytorin Cholesterol Pill

Class Action

Vytorin Cholesterol Pill

Merck has agreed to settle two class-action lawsuits filed in 2008 against it and Schering-Plough Corp. (which Merck has since acquired) over its cholesterol medication Vytorin.  The settlement is for…

Vioxx

Class Action

Vioxx

In August 2013, a federal judge preliminarily approved a $23 million settlement to a class-action lawsuit filed against Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. for allegedly falsely advertising that Vioxx had…