Law Offices of Leah V. Durant & Associates Secures $107,500.00 in Claim Involving a Vaccine Related Shoulder Injury (SIRVA)
At the Law Offices of Leah V. Durant & Associates, our Firm specializes in the representation of clients in claims filed before the United States Court of Federal Claims. Pursuant to a federal program called the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (or “VICP”), individuals who have suffered injury resulting from the receipt...
Experts Ponder Sudden Increase in Shoulder Injuries Following Vaccination
As a lesser-known potential side effect of vaccination, Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA), is becoming a growing issue within the context of vaccine injury law – and is gaining increasing widespread attention. SIRVA is a condition causing serious, unrelenting pain in the area surrounding the vaccination site. In severe cases,...
FDA Expands Gardisil Age Range for Male Patients
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the cause of one of the most prevalent sexually-transmitted diseases in the United States today. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), there are approximately 14 million new HPV infections recorded...
Parents Initiate Lawsuit Over Mandatory Flu Vaccine
The flu vaccine has been touted as a necessary and harmless protectant against the dangers of the flu virus – which can lead to significant health problems in the children, elderly and immunosuppressed. However, some...
Risk of Anaphylaxis after Vaccine Administration
Fortunately, anaphylaxis, a severe, life-threatening allergic reaction, is a rare occurrence. Nonetheless, parents often worry, particularly if they have a child with serious allergies, about the dangers of the administration of a vaccine precipitating...
Awards Increase for Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) Cases
It seems simple -- your doctor recommends that you get the flu shot this fall before flu season is in full swing. You receive the shot and all is well, right? Wrong. First of all, the flu shot only protects against certain...
How to Recognize a Vaccine Injury
If you’ve experienced long lasting shoulder pain, illness, or other injury following vaccination, you may be eligible for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. A vaccine injury lawyer from the Law Offices of Leah V....
Health Officials Urge Stages to Make Vaccine Information Public
Under current laws, the decision to exempt one’s child from the rigid and questionably-safe recommended vaccination schedule is to be kept confidential and personal. However, if Centers for Disease Control...
Congressman Urges House to Investigate Government Cover-up of Vaccine Injuries
Years ago, the federal government set up a trust containing funds earmarked for those injured by vaccines. The fund, known as the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund,...
European Medical Watchdog Group to Review Safety of HPV Vaccines Amid Mounting Injury Reports
Following a string of injury reports, a group known as the European Medicines Agency has announced its intentions to take a closer look at the vaccine used to prevent HPV – a...