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NEW YORK, March 12, 2007 — A jury in Atlantic County, N.J. today returned verdicts, awarding $20 million in compensatory damages and $27.5 million in punitive damages to plaintiff Frederick "Mike" Humeston and his wife Mary against defendant Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) in the Vioxx-related personal injury trial entitled, Humeston v. Merck, as reported by the plaintiffs’ trial counsel, Seeger Weiss LLP. The jury’s verdicts represent a total damages award against Merck of $47.5 million.

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