Here is Merck’s verbatim press release:
News Release
Media Contacts: Christopher Garland Investor
Contact: Graeme Bell
(908) 423-3461
(908) 423-5185
Kent Jarrell
(202) 230-1833
Merck Agreement to Resolve U.S. VIOXX(r) Product Liability Lawsuits Agreement Provides for $4.85 Billion Payment
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., Nov. 9, 2007 – Merck & Co., Inc. today announced that it has