How to Obtain Compensation Under VICP When Your Injury Is Not Listed on the Vaccine Injury Table
While the Vaccine Injury Table may only list certain conditions and illnesses, it is still possible to seek and obtain compensation, even if your injury is not listed on the Vaccine Table. In this article, vaccine attorney Leah Durant explains how individuals may obtain compensation for shoulder injuries related to vaccine administration...
FAQs: What are My Rights After a Vaccine Injury?
SUMMARY: If you have suffered a vaccine injury, you may be entitled to compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). In this article, vaccine attorney Leah Durant provides answers to frequently-asked questions on how to obtain compensation under the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
If you have suffered...
Injured Vaccine Recipients Have Recently Received Higher Payouts from Government
The short answer to that question is yes. The administration of the vaccine can cause injuries which are not related to the contents of the vaccine itself. One such injury is called SIRVA (Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration)....
Vaccines Make Headlines Again With New California Law
A recent California Law has outlawed a family’s personal and religious beliefs as reasons for refusing to vaccinate their child. The law requires that children enrolling in daycare or school be immunized against diseases such as measles...
Understanding the Vaccine Injury Table and Your Right to Financial Compensation
In 1988, the federal government established the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) to provide individuals who suffer complications from vaccinations the ability to recover financial compensation without the need to prove that someone else is liable for their injuries. This is an important benefit: without it, people would be forced to...
Common Vaccines and Related Vaccine Injuries
Over the past nine years, Americans have received more than 2.5 billion vaccinations. Each year, these vaccinations lead to countless side effects and injuries. While the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reports that hundreds of people hire attorneys to file claims with the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) every...
How detecting the early symptoms of GBS can help your vaccine injury claim.
One of the primary functions of the immune system is to distinguish between the body and foreign agents, keeping the individual healthy and strong while at the same time attacking and destroying outside invaders. Guillain-Barre syndrome (or GBS) is an autoimmune disease that...
New York Passes Law Mandating Meningitis Vaccines
Bacterial meningitis is a highly-contagious, life-threatening condition easily spread between individuals living in close quarters (like dormitories). Historically, public universities and colleges mandated this under-studied vaccine for any new enrollee, and would decline...
American Medical Association Supports Tougher Restrictions on Vaccine ‘Opt-Outs’
In June, 2015, the American Medical Association took an official stance on the notion of parents conscientiously opting out of the traditional vaccine schedule. While this is not necessarily surprising,...
Family Receives Compensation For Vaccine Related Injury
Like many parents, Theresa and Lucas Black of Mooresville, North Carolina trusted that vaccinating their child would be safe. Days after her vaccinations, however, their three-month-old daughter suffered seizures that threatened her...