Kenneth Frazier Quotations

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.

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,

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.

If a retrial is scheduled we will be right back with the same facts.

We expect to oppose any attempt to splinter, to disrupt the operation of the MDL,

We never intend to harm anybody or hurt anybody. But at the same time, we do not intend to allow people, or organized groups of lawyers, to use Merck as an open blank check.

The actions of Merck and its people have been unjustly portrayed. We acted responsibly every step of the way.

The actions of Merck and its people have been unjustly portrayed, ... We acted responsibly every step of the way.

Merck is satisfied with the jury verdict. There will be other VIOXX trials and we will vigorously defend them one by one over the coming years.

Merck is satisfied with the jury verdict, ... There will be other VIOXX trials and we will vigorously defend them one by one over the coming years.

We believe that the Texas case was the result of fundamentally flawed information being presented to the jury. Merck's actions and decisions were based on sound science and in the long run, that's what is critical to patients.

We have substantial defenses in these cases and will defend them vigorously.

We have both the resources and the resolve to address these cases over many years.

We never intend to harm anybody or hurt anybody, ... But at the same time, we do not intend to allow people, or organized groups of lawyers, to use Merck as an open blank check.

We have not changed our strategy. We're committing to defending these cases one at a time.

We are in this for the long haul. We have the resources and the resolve to address these cases one by one over many years.

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.

This split verdict reaffirms our commitment to defending each case on a case-by-case basis.

We are committed to addressing these cases one by one over the coming years.

We would look at the facts of the case and make reasonable decisions.

There could be those cases indeed. What we have to do is sift through them. We have not seen a case yet of a person who has taken the drug for that extended period on a continuous basis.

We have to do it better than we did in Angleton. Each time we do this, we learn and hope to sharpen our approaches.

We feel very much vindicated. The jury found in our favor, we believe, because the evidence showed that Merck acted responsibly.

We feel very much vindicated, ... The jury found in our favor, we believe, because the evidence showed that Merck acted responsibly.

The jury understood the company behaved responsibly in regard to developing this drug and in marketing this drug. We feel very vindicated.

The jury found in our favor, we believe, because the evidence showed that Merck acted responsibly.

The focus remains on defending these cases one at a time. We're in this for the long haul.

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.