NEW ORLEANS - The federal judge overseeing the thousands of lawsuits filed over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx has ruled that the lead lawyers in the case will get US$315.3 million, while other lawyers who sued Merck & Co. will share $1.2 billion.
U.S. District Judge Eldon J. Fallon, in a ruling Tuesday, wrote that the lead lawyers deserve 6.5 per cent of the $4.85 billion settlement.
That's less than the eight per cent they initially sought.
Lead attorneys in Vioxx painkiller settlement get US$315.3 million | Canadian Business Online
