DESCRIPTION OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • October 13th, 2008
Contract Type FiledOctober 13th, 2008Merck & Co. (“Merck”) has entered into a Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) with certain plaintiffs’ counsel (“Negotiating Plaintiffs’ Counsel”) in order to establish a nationwide settlement program to resolve the claims of certain individuals who have suffered a heart attack, stroke, or sudden cardiac death resulting from their use of Vioxx (the “Vioxx Claimant(s)”).