Merck Beats 295 Zostavax Suits Over Missed Deadlines

By P.J. D'Annunzio ( April 9, 2026, 6:16 PM EDT) -- A Pennsylvania federal judge has tossed 295 cases against Merck & Co. Inc. in the multidistrict litigation alleging its Zostavax shingles vaccine caused the disease, with the court reasoning that the plaintiffs' inactivity doomed the cases....

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