Mass Torts Law Blog

Vaccine court is the popular term which refers to the Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which administers a no-fault system for litigating vaccine injury claims. These claims against vaccine manufacturers cannot normally be filed in state or federal civil courts, but instead must be heard in the Court of Claims, sitting without a jury. The program was established by the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA),... Read More

On October 1, 1988, The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) was created as part of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. (Public Law 99-660)

The VICP has 3 functions; 1.  ensure an adequate supply of vaccines,  2. stabilize vaccine costs, and  3. establish and maintain an accessible and efficient... Read More

According to a Harris Interactive/Health Day poll about a year ago, 52 percent of people don’t think vaccines cause autism while 18 percent are convinced vaccines do cause autism and 30 percent are just not sure. Parents who have doubts about the safety of vaccines don’t seem to fully vaccinate them.

Five years after Gardasil was introduced as a way to prevent the HPV virus in girls, the vaccine is now available to boys.

Despite, the growing amount of Gardasil Injury Lawsuits filed on behalf of young women who suffered severe injuries ranging from autoimmune disorders to... Read More