article_snippet.sent: The Dutch pharmaceutical company, Organon, developed the device and manufactured the device until 2007 when the company was sold to Schering Plough Corporation, which was then acquired by Merck in 2009.
article_snippet.sent: Merck denied CNN's request for an on-camera interview.
article_snippet.sent: The Langharts, Megan Henry, and 3,800 others sued Merck.
article_snippet.sent: In February, without admitting any wrongdoing, Merck agreed to pay $100 million in damages.
article_snippet.sent: But The Langharts did not settle, insisting Merck be held accountable for what the family said was Merck's failure to properly warn users of the risk.  
article_snippet.sent: the family believe what Merck is getting away with is "criminal.
article_snippet.sent: "I don't understand why a company in the United States would allow that kind of product on the market.