Appellate Court Tosses Out 1,200 Shingles Vaccine Injury Lawsuits Against Merck
The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed approximately 1,200 lawsuits filed against Merck & Co. over its shingles vaccine, Zostavax. The Appellate Court upheld a U.S. District Court ruling that threw out the lawsuits for failing to abide by a court order requiring them to provide clinical test results.1 Zostavax, the first shingles vaccine […]
Tennessee Employee Awarded Punitive Damages After Being Fired for COVID Shot Refusal
A jury awarded a settlement of $687,240 to a woman in Tennessee who was fired from her job at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Of the total amount, $500,000 was for punitive damages levied against BCBST.1 Tanja Benton, who worked as a biostatistical research […]
Pfizer Sued for Misleading Claims About Its COVID Shot
The State of Kansas has sued Pfizer, Inc. over its mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) COVID-19 shot, Comirnaty. Kansas attorney general Kris Kobach alleges that the pharmaceutical giant labeled and marketed the novel biologic as, “safe and effective,” while knowing that the product could cause, “serious adverse events,” including myocarditis and pericarditis, failed pregnancies and death.”1 Texas […]
Court Revives COVID Shot Mandate Lawsuit Against LA School District
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by employees of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) who argued that the school system’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate violated their constitutional and other rights. The Appellate Court vacated the lower court ruling in a 2-1 decision and remanded the case back to the […]
FDA Removes Social Media Posts Against Ivermectin, Settles Lawsuit
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have agreed to remove social media posts and web pages cautioning the public not to take the FDA-approved drug Ivermectin to treat COVID-19 symptoms. The move comes as part of lawsuit settlement. In 2022, three doctors, Drs. Mary […]
NC Court Rules Federal PREP Act Protects Forced Vaccination Without Parental Consent
A North Carolina Court of Appeals found that a clinic, where personnel gave a 14-year-old boy a COVID-19 shot without his consent or parental consent, was protected by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act). The court concluded that the Guilford Board of Education, which hosted the clinic, was also covered by the […]