(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-23 18:56 U.S. lawsuit over Merck’s Fosamax dismissed (Interactive Investor)

NEW YORK, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Merck & Co's osteoporosis drug Fosamax causes jaw damage, more than two months after a jury deadlocked in a case involving a similar claim. U.S. District Judge John Keenan on Monday found that Bessie Flemings, 74, a Mississippi resident, failed to present enough evidence to show that her use of Fosamax caused ...

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