Kenneth Frazier
Kenneth Frazier
Kenneth Carleton FrazierDecember 17, 1954) is an American business executive. He is the chairman and CEO of the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co.. After joining Merck & Co. as general counsel, he directed the company's defense against litigation over the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx. Frazier is the first African-American to lead a major pharmaceutical company...
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There could be those cases indeed. What we have to do is sift through them. We have not seen a case yet of a person who has taken the drug for that extended period on a continuous basis.
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We would look at the facts of the case and make reasonable decisions.
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We are committed to addressing these cases one by one over the coming years.
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We have said from the beginning that we do not intend to roll over in these cases when people bring insubstantial cases to court in an attempt to collect money improperly from Merck,
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We are prepared to defend this and other cases in the future. There are many more trials to come. We remain committed to addressing these cases one by one in a responsible manner in the coming years.
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We absolutely believe our conduct was proper. We acted responsibly every step of the way. We are committed to addressing these cases one by one in the coming years.
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We recognize that this litigation is not over, that there are many more cases to go. We intend to defend these cases one by one.
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This split verdict reaffirms our commitment to defending each case on a case-by-case basis.
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We are in this for the long haul. We have the resources and the resolve to address these cases one by one over many years.
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We expect to oppose any attempt to splinter, to disrupt the operation of the MDL,
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The focus remains on defending these cases one at a time. We're in this for the long haul.
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The kind of evidence that was put before the jurors led to less-than-rational decision-making. I think that juries are composed of good people who can be misled.
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The jury understood the company behaved responsibly in regard to developing this drug and in marketing this drug. We feel very vindicated.
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The jury found in our favor, we believe, because the evidence showed that Merck acted responsibly.