SSH Secures Top Plaintiff Win in 2013

01.28.2014

Stueve Siegel Hanson and Gray, Ritter & Graham secured the Top Plaintiff Win in 2013 as announced by Missouri Lawyers Weekly.  The $220 million settlement in Plubell v. Merck & Co. is the nation's only certified consumer fraud class action lawsuit with Merck & Co. Inc. regarding Vioxx, the company's prescription pain reliever used for the treatment of certain arthritis conditions.  The class action lawsuit involved claims alleging that Merck's promotion and sale of Vioxx constituted unlawful and unfair business practices under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.