We have a right to know. They ought to tell us the good, the bad and the ugly.
[The jury awarded plaintiff Carol Ernst $243 million, though Texas law prevents her from collecting damages that high.] When the dust settles there will be $26.3 million at 10 percent interest annually, ... I'm not sure Ms. Ernst will see any of that for the next five years.
This case is about folks trying to make money off of people in a desperate situation. That's not right. You come to people's rescue when they are in a desperate situation. You don't target them as something you can make money off of.
Merck's behavior, in my mind, was tantamount to negligent homicide. They were going to kill people and they knew it.
We've seen a decade of deception by Merck.
The jury saw the truth in black and white.
Merck is still going to try and fight the next several cases and try to pull the next couple of wins out of a hat, so that Merck can say this was a bizarre coincidence.
It will at least preclude lawyers like me from saying they've resolved to never settle any.
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