COVID-19 Misleading Advertising Campaign Lawsuit Against Pfizer Challenges PREP Act Liability Shield
A United States district judge has remanded a lawsuit filed by the state of Kansas against Pfizer, Inc. back to state court. This move may prevent the Public Readiness and Preparedness (PREP) Act from shielding the pharmaceutical giant from liability for Its misleading advertising campaign promoting its mRNA COVID-19 shot (Comirnaty).1 The Kansas attorney general, […]
Forced Vaccine Lawsuit in North Carolina Allowed to Move Forward
The State Supreme Court in North Carolina has ruled that a mother may sue the public school system and a physician’s group for giving her son the COVID-19 shot without her informed consent. In a split 5-2 decision, the state’s highest court overturned the trial and Appellate Court decisions that denied the mother’s right to […]
COVID Shot Injury Claims Rarely Being Paid by U.S. Government
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) showed that claims made under the Health and Human Services (HHS) Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) during the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic have risen 27 percent since the program started receiving claims in 2009. However, only three percent of the COVID shot injury […]
Government Spending Bill Extends Deadline for Filing COVID-19 Injury Claims
A new U.S. government spending bill will extend the time for those injured by the COVID-19 shot to file for federal vaccine injury compensation under the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP). Under the bill, certain claimants previously denied compensation will be permitted to refile their claims. under the bill, as well. The continuing resolution bill […]
U.S. Government Extends Liability Shield for COVID Shot Makers
On Dec. 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) announced it would extend through Dec. 31, 2029 liability protections for pharmaceutical companies that produce COVID-19 biologics. According to Bloomberg Law, the liability shield also protects “health professionals prescribing, dispensing or administering vaccines, including state-licensed pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy interns.” The […]
Will Colleges Mandating COVID Shots Be Held Liable for Injuries?
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives requiring colleges that mandated the COVID-19 shots to pay the medical bills of students injured by the biological product. The University Forced Vaccination Student Injury Mitigation Act, sponsored by Congressman Matt Rosendale of Montana, would force colleges to pay a student’s medical bills or […]