Can I Sue for a Vaccine Injury?

Vaccines are blessings that have saved millions of lives over the last several decades. Nevertheless, vaccines can cause serious injuries, sometimes including the very diseases that they are designed to prevent. You cannot file an ordinary vaccine injury lawsuit in a Texas court. Instead, you must file a claim with the federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). An experienced Texas vaccine injury lawyer can help you navigate this bureaucratic maze and secure fair compensation for your vaccine injury.

The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was established by the U.S government to compensate victims of permanent vaccine injuries. So far it has paid out billions of dollars in claims to vaccine injury victims. Some of the distinctive features of the VICP program include:

Be forewarned – anecdotal evidence suggests that vaccine injury claimants, especially those without adequate legal representation, commonly experience bureaucratic stonewalling and unfair denial of claims. Although it is possible to appeal a claim denial to a state or federal court, few claimants take advantage of this option. It is all but impossible to bypass the VICP process completely by filing a first instance claim (as opposed to an appeal) with ordinary civil courts.

Injuries caused by the following vaccines are covered by the VICP:

Vaccines can cause a variety of medical problems of varying degrees of seriousness in susceptible individuals including severe allergic reactions, brachial neuritis, encephalopathy, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, intussusception, paralytic polio and SIRVA, among other conditions. Theoretically, no condition is off-limits for a VICP claim; nevertheless, claims for some types of injuries are more likely than others to be successful.

The VICP program is funded by a surcharge on every covered vaccine sold in the United States, and awards are paid out by the federal government. You are entitled to claim compensation for medical expenses, legal expenses, loss of future earnings and pain and suffering (pain and suffering damages are capped at $250,000). You may claim up to $250,000 for the wrongful death of a close relative.

Although the VICP does not require you to be represented by counsel to file a vaccine injury claim, you can greatly improve your chances of success by retaining an experienced Texas vaccine injury lawyer to represent you. The attorneys at Gordon, Elias & Seely are aggressive, principled, experienced and utterly dedicated to the best interests of his clients. Call 800.773.6770 today for a free initial consultation on your case.

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