Influenza Vaccine Injury: Special Notice

Effective July 1, 2005, The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Program was amended to include compensation for individuals who have suffered an injury or death related to flu vaccine. 

For vaccines administered on or after July 1, 1997, and before July 1, 2005, all claims must be filed with the United States Court of Claims by July 1, 2007. Vaccines administered outside those dates may be subject to different deadlines.

NVIC Law Firm Directory

The National Vaccine Information Center is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to educating parents and the general public about childhood diseases and vaccinations in order to prevent vaccine deaths and injuries. As part of our responsibility to adults and parents of vaccine damaged children, we have prepared this Law Firm Directory.

This directory has been compiled to assist you in choosing an attorney to help evaluate your situation and help determine if you have grounds for a lawsuit or compensation claim under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Program. We have attempted to provide you with a starting point. We realize that when a family is considering legal action they need to find a lawyer who recognizes that a vaccine can cause a permanent injury or death. Most of the attorneys in this Directory have experience in the vaccine injury field and have developed valuable expertise in this area. Some more than others.

A questionnaire was mailed to attorneys and they were charged a fee for their listing in our directory. These are not all of the lawyers who handle vaccine injury cases, however, it is a good place to start if you are considering legal action. We suggest you contact several attorneys handling these claims before making your final decision. We do not endorse or recommend any one law firm over another.

We encourage you to approach the hiring of an attorney as a consumer, and ask questions until you feel comfortable with your choice. Because this is a federal system, you do not need to have an attorney from your state. You will have only one chance to pursue financial compensation for your child and you need to find the lawyer who best suits your needs. Each attorney may have a different way of dealing with fees and costs associated with your case. You may have experts evaluate medical records, costs of depositions, transportation, photocopying, etc. You should carefully discuss this with any prospective attorney so that you are not surprised by bills you did not anticipate. Determine ahead of time how these will be paid.

We have chosen to list firms by the type of vaccine cases they are representing. Click on the vaccine you suspect caused the problem to see the attorneys handling these types of cases. We hope you find this directory helpful in determining the best course of action for your family. The following guide will only provide a snapshot of information on each law firm. Please check out any firm carefully before you choose one.

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Nicole V. Gurkin
Michael A. London
Douglas and London
111 John Street, Suite 1400
New York, NY 10038
Telephone: 212-566-7500
Fax:          212-566-7501
E-Mail: Info@DouglasAndLondon.com
Website: www.DouglasAndLondon.com
Description:
Douglas & London, P.C. provides legal services to clients injured by acts of negligence and medical malpractice. Our work focuses on products liability actions, including defective products and defective drugs. Recent verdicts include a $20 million plus verdict for the widow of a former smoker in the first successful personal injury tobacco lawsuit in the State of NY. Douglas and London have also achieved multi-million dollar verdicts in areas of negligence, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical litigation and products liability. Douglas and London headed up the first Thimerosal class action, alleging exposure to Thimerosal in certain vaccines causes autism and other neurological disorders in children. the firm was appointed to the Plaintiff's Steering Committee to litigate these cases before the Court of Federal Claims.
Douglas and London have extensive experience in the vaccine injury field and have developed valuable expertise in this area and represent children and adults who have been injured or died following vaccine reactions.
Won or settled a lawsuit/compensation claim: Yes

Andrew W. Dodd
Del Amo Business Plaza, Ste 230
21311 Hawthorne Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90503
Telephone: 310-316-6223
Fax:          310-316-0192
Won or settled a lawsuit/compensation claim? Yes

Stephen A. Sheller, Esquire
Sheller, Ludwig & Badey
1528 Walnut Street, Third Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Telephone: 1-800-883-2299
Fax:           215-546-0942
Email: sasheller@sheller.com
Website: www.sheller.com
Description:
Sheller, Ludwig & Badey specializes in the representation of patients injured by prescription drugs and vaccines. The firm spearheaded the litigation over the Lyme disease vaccine, LYMErix, and presently represents individuals injured by various childhood vaccines as well as adult vaccines such as the flu vaccine.
Won or settled a lawsuit/compensation claim: Yes