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December 2009

MERCK & CO: Faces 10,000 Vioxx Lawsuits as of September 30, 2009

Merck & Co. Inc. disclosed in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that As of September 30, 2009, the Company had been served or was aware that it had been named…

MERCK & CO: Probe Across Europe on Vioxx Product Still Ongoing

Merck & Co. Inc. disclosed in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is cooperating with governmental entities in Europe in their respective investigations on the company’s Vioxx product.

Investigations are…

MERCK & CO: DOJ Investigation on Vioxx Activities Continues

Merck & Co. Inc. disclosed in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is cooperating with the U.S. Department of Justice regarding a probe centered on its Vioxx product activities.

The…

MERCK & CO: Plaintiff Files Second Rehearing Motion in Ernst Case

Merck & Co. Inc. disclosed in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that on September 8, 2009, plaintiff filed a second motion for rehearing en banc regarding the Texas state court…

PRIDE INT’L: Eyes Resolutiion of FCPA Matters with DOJ and SEC

Pride International Inc. is engaged in discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a potential negotiated resolution of matters relating to its compliance of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which could…

LOEWS CORP: Antitrust Lawsuit Still Ongoing in New Jersey

Loews Corp. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the antitrust dispute captioned In re Insurance Brokerage Antitrust Litigation, Civil No. 04-5184 (FSH) is still pending at a court…

MERCK & CO: Cooperating with Calif. AG on Vioxx Product Probe

Merck & Co. Inc. disclosed in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it continues to respond to the subpoena sent by the State of California Attorney General in connection with…

MERCK & CO: Louisiana AG’s Case Trial Set for April 12, 2010

Merck & Co. Inc. disclosed in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that in the MDL proceeding of the Vioxx dispute, the trial of the Louisiana Attorney General case is scheduled…

MERCK & CO: Mass. AO’s Vioxx Investigation Still Ongoing

Merck & Co. Inc. disclosed in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is cooperating with U.S. Attorney s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

In March 2009, Merck received a…

LINCOLN NATIONAL: Transamerica’s Lawsuit Still Pending in Calif.

Lincoln National Corp. continues to face a lawsuit captioned

Transamerica Investment Management, LLC and Transamerica

Investments Services, Inc. v. Delaware Management Holdings, Inc.

(d/b/a Delaware Investments), Delaware Investment Advisers and

certain individuals.

The suit, filed in the San Francisco County Superior Court on

April 28, 2005,…

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