Nationwide Representation For Vaccine Injuries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two flu vaccines that would give people who are allergic to eggs an opportunity to receive a flu shot. Currently, people with egg allergies cannot get a flu vaccine because it is egg-based. The vaccine is made after the influenza virus grows inside an egg. At this point, someone with an egg…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a party whose petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was dismissed as untimely may recover an award of attorney fees and costs from the government. In the underlying vaccine injury claim, the plaintiff claimed she developed the vaccine injury of multiple sclerosis after receiving a series of Hepatitis-B vaccinations.…
One of the great features of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is that the attorney’s fees and expenses associated with bringing the injury claim are paid for by the VICP and not by the injured person or their family. Likewise, no contingency fees are taken out of a vaccine injury recovery in the VICP. As long as there is a…
On August 4, 2022, the Judicial Panel for Multi-State Litigation granted an MDL for Gardasil cases. This is great news for victims of the Gardasil vaccination, and it will allow discovery and motion practice to be streamlined in one Court, giving the Gardasil victims an opportunity to litigate these cases efficiently. This was granted over Merck’s objection. It is definitely…
There have been thousands of reported cases of vaccine injury following administration of the Gardasil vaccine, a vaccine that is given in three separate shots to help prevent cervical cancer. We have handled many Gardasil claims before the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Our clients were featured in a news story about the Gardasil vaccination. To see their story,…
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is an uncommon but serious autoimmune disorder that damages the peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system refers to the nerves in the body outside the brain and spinal cord. The syndrome can be caused by an acute infectious process or by vaccination. A person affected with GBS will initially have a tingly and numbing sensation in…
This year’s flu vaccine was far less effective than officials previously thought, particularly for the elderly, according to officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The vaccine was 9% effective in protecting people in that age group. An H3N2 flu strain has been the most dominant and has been especially hard on the elderly. The flu vaccine ineffectiveness…
Gardasil litigation update – Victims of Gardasil have sued Merck as a result of their injuries. Lawyers for these victims, including lawyers from Downing, Allison & Jorgenson, have moved to consolidate these cases in an MDL, or Multi District Litigation. A hearing on this motion, which would consolidate all of these cases filed throughout the country for litigation, is currently…
If you feel as though you may have a vaccine injury, contact a vaccine injury lawyer as soon as possible. Remember – there are very strict deadlines in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for filing your vaccine claim. Our attorneys will review your medical records, when your symptoms first started, and how recently a vaccination took place. Vaccine injuries can…
Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration, or SIRVA, continues to be one of the most common injury claims we see following vaccination. Unfortunately, most of these injuries could be avoided by proper vaccination technique. If you have received a vaccination and have ongoing pain in the shoulder that started within 48 hours after the shot, contact us to discuss a…
