Judge rules in Merck’s favor over Gardasil complaints, Bloomberg says

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell ruled in Merck’s (MRK) favor in a safety lawsuit over the company’s Gardasil vaccine, allowing the pharma giant to sidestep over 200 complaints alleging the company concealed safety risks, Bloomberg’s Damian Garde reports. The plaintiffs had contended that Gardasil carries risks such as heart rate increases and ovarian failure that Merck had neglected to warn the public about, though Judge Bell determined that there wasn’t enough evidence to make such a case, the author notes.