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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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 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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We have both the resources and the resolve to address these cases over many years.
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We have to do it better than we did in Angleton. Each time we do this, we learn and hope to sharpen our approaches.
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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 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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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 would look at the facts of the case and make reasonable decisions.