Reduced Range of Motion After a Vaccine: Is It SIRVA?
Shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) can take many forms, which means they can present with a range of symptoms. While all forms of SIRVA are covered under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), recognizing a vaccine recipient’s symptoms is essential for filing a timely and successful claim. Learn more...
How Vaccine Recipients Can Seek Compensation for Vaccine-Related Diagnoses
From shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration (SIRVA) to Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), vaccine-related diagnoses can have serious consequences for vaccine recipients and their families. As a result, it is important for vaccine recipients to seek compensation when eligible. Seeking compensation involves filing a claim under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP),...
What is the Statute of Limitations for a Vaccine Injury Claim?
For vaccine recipients and their families coping with serious or fatal complications, seeking financial compensation generally involves filing a claim under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The VICP is a government program that Congress established so that vaccine recipients and families would not have to sue pharmaceutical companies. With that...
Tetanus Vaccine Injuries: Signs of Injury and When to Take Legal Action
While tetanus vaccine injuries are rare, vaccine recipients report these injuries in a small percentage of cases. For vaccine recipients and parents, it is important to be aware of the signs of a possible vaccine-related injury—and to know when legal action may be warranted. Here are some important insights from the experienced...
Understanding the Signs of Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Important Information for Vaccine Recipients
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a serious medical condition that can have life-altering effects for many patients. Tragically, it can also be fatal in some cases. While the precise cause of Guillain-Barre Syndrome remains unknown, it has been linked to the flu shot and tetanus vaccines, and many vaccine recipients diagnosed with GBS...
HHS Secretary Kennedy Proposes Overhaul of National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP)
Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has proposed a major overhaul of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). In doing so, he leveled criticism at various aspects of the program and suggested that it is not adequately serving its purpose of serving as...
Can Vaccines Cause Reduced Range of Motion in the Shoulders?
Getting vaccinated isn’t supposed to be dangerous—and, in the vast majority of cases, it isn’t. Of the hundreds of millions of vaccines administered in the United States each year, only an extremely small percentage result in vaccine-related injuries. But, for the small percentage of vaccine recipients diagnosed with vaccine-related injuries, recovery can...
The Flu Shot: Side Effects, Complications & Your Legal Rights
The flu shot can cause a variety of side effects. It is also known to cause serious complications in a small percentage of cases. When flu shot recipients experience serious complications, they (or their families) will often be eligible to file claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Learn more...
“What You Need to Know About the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program”–Available in English and Spanish
"What You Need to Know About the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program" is a free resource from the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) that contains lots of useful information for people who are coping with the effects of serious vaccine-related injuries and illnesses. It is available in both
Recent Case Results in Vaccine Injury Claims
We help numerous individuals and families obtain financial compensation for vaccine-related injuries and illnesses under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) every year. This isn’t just what we do—it’s all we do—and we have been doing it for years. Here is a look at some of the recent case...