Deal's 'reasonable' cost means company's risky strategy may pay off 47,000 plaintiff groups - 26,600 lawsuits - $4.85 billion settlement reached In the darkest moments of Merck & Co.'s legal nightmare over its painkiller Vioxx, the drugmaker was staring down thousands of personal injury claims that could have topped $30 billion in liability.
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