Stephen D. Raber

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  580wdbo.com: News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/26/2004    Last Visited: 9/21/2005  

  Defending his opinions in a series of testy exchanges with Merck lawyer Stephen Raber, Dr. Benedict Lucchesi stood by his assertion that Vioxx even if taken only once could boost a person's risk of heart attack or stroke.
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  On at least three occasions, Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee had to intervene, at one point telling Raber to lower his voice and also telling Raber and plaintiff's attorney Chris Seeger to stop attacking each other.
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  Raber said Tuesday, adding the scientists believed at the time that Vioxx was safe.
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  "You jumped to conclusions before you ever knew what they were talking about," Raber said.

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  A day of Vioxx 'may cause heart attack' - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/20/2005    Last Visited: 11/25/2005  

  On cross-examination, Merck lawyer Stephen Rayber repeatedly tried to undermine Lucchesi's credibility, pointing out inconsistencies between his testimony Monday and prior statements.Lucchesi agreed when Rayber asked if ibuprofen and Tylenol also carried risk.

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  ABC News: Courtroom Wrangling Over Vioxx Escalates - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/21/2005    Last Visited: 10/22/2005  

  "You're taking it completely out of context," Gertz shot back, triggering one of numerous objections by Merck lawyer Stephen Raber.

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  ABC News: Merck Opens Its Defense in Vioxx Trial - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/6/2005    Last Visited: 10/7/2005  

  Merck attorney Stephen Raber argued that Morrison's conclusions must be allowed to counter the tearful testimony by heart expert Dr. Benedict Lucchesi, who in testifying on behalf of Humeston told the jury Merck "put profits before life."

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  ABC News: Merck Rebuked for Touting Vioxx Safety - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/20/2005    Last Visited: 9/21/2005  

  Defending his opinions in a series of testy exchanges with Merck lawyer Stephen Raber, Dr. Benedict Lucchesi stood by his assertion that Vioxx even if taken only once could boost a person's risk of heart attack or stroke.
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  On at least three occasions, Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee had to intervene, at one point telling Raber to lower his voice and also telling Raber and plaintiff's attorney Chris Seeger to stop attacking each other.

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  ABC News: Researcher: Studies Proved Vioxx Safe - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/20/2005    Last Visited: 10/21/2005  

  However, Gertz responded to questions about that study from Merck lawyer Stephen Raber on Thursday.
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  Raber asked, referring to a university pharmacologist's theory that Vioxx could cause cardiovascular problems.

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  ABC News: Verdict May Lighten Merck's Case Load - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/4/2005    Last Visited: 11/4/2005  

  Merck & Co., attorneys Diane Sullivan and Stephen Raber react Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, after Merck & Co. won a major victory in the battle over its Vioxx painkiller when a New Jersey state jury found that the drugmaker properly warned consumers about the risks of the medication, during a trila in Atlantic City, N.J.

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  AP Wire | 09/20/2005 | Judge intervenes in testy Vioxx... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/20/2005    Last Visited: 9/20/2005  

  In a testy series of exchanges that twice prompted warnings by Superior Court Judge Carol E. Higbee, Merck attorney Stephen Raber chipped away at the testimony of Dr. Benedict Lucchesi.
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  Raber said Tuesday, adding the scientists believed at the time that Vioxx was safe.
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  "You jumped to conclusions before you ever knew what they were talking about," Raber said.
  
  The exchanges between Lucchesi - who had testified in a previous Vioxx trial - and the Merck attorney triggered several objections from plaintiff's attorney Chris Seeger and prompted Higbee to caution Raber.
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  Raber raised his voice while questioning Lucchesi about an outside researcher's study that appeared to support a Merck theory proposed after publication of a 2000 company study that triggered the first public alarms about the safety of Vioxx.
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  But Raber said the FDA had determined on four separate occasions that Vioxx was "safe and effective."

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  AP Wire | 09/26/2005 | Merck exec testifies about... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/26/2005    Last Visited: 9/26/2005  

  "We wanted to include the data from the VIGOR study on the Vioxx label," Anstice told Merck lawyer Stephen Raber.

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  AP Wire | 10/11/2005 | Merck defense in Vioxx trial... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/11/2005    Last Visited: 10/11/2005  

  On Tuesday, Merck attorney Stephen Raber questioned Reicin about why, when a March 2001 in-house study suggested Vioxx users suffered five times as many heart attacks as users of naproxen, Merck did not pull Vioxx from the market.
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  Raber also asked Reicin about testimony by a Humeston witness suggesting Merck disregarded warning flags about Vioxx, which it pulled from the market one year ago after determining the medication could double the risk of heart attack and stroke after 18 months' use.

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