Wakefield - litigation professionals cream off £15 million legal aid

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Commenced before the Civil Procedure Rules were promulgated, The MMR Litigation had its status as group litigation achieved by the then Lord Chief Justice's practice direction of 8 July 1999. On 8 June 2007, the High Court judge, Justice , put an end to the group litigation because the withdrawal of legal aid by the legal services commission had made the pursuit of most of the claimants impossible. He ruled that all but two claims against various pharmaceutical companies must be discontinued.[95] The judge stressed that his ruling did not amount to a rejection of any of the claims that MMR had seriously damaged the children concerned.[96]

A pressure group called JABS (Justice, Awareness, Basic Support) was established to represent families with children who, their parents said, were "vaccine-damaged". £15 million in public legal aid funding was spent on the litigation, of which £9.7 million went to solicitors and barristers, and £4.3 million to expert witnesses.[97]

Several British cases where parents claimed that their children had died as a result of Urabe MMR had received compensation under the "vaccine damage payment" scheme.[98]

> > >> > > NaturalNews) When a corrupt medical group wants to discourage> > dissidence from within, it targets a high profile figure to disgrace.> > This intimidates others from doing the right thing if it disrupts the> > lies and profits of Big Pharma.> > >> > > Dr. Wakefield was a high profile scapegoat, smeared with lies> > from the media and medical journals to protect the UK from vaccine> > injury payouts while maintaining high profits for the vaccine> industry.> > >> > > Dr. Wakefield's Research> > >> > > Dr. Wakefield arrived at Royal Free Hospital in London to coordinate> > and record research that had already started for seven children. This> > number increased to twelve and consequently was called the Wakefield> 12> > two years later. The gastroenterology treatments and study had started> > on the original seven and was headed by Dr. -.> > >> > > Parents of those twelve children took them to the Royal Free> Hospital> > because of its reputation for Pediatric Gastroenterology. Their family> > doctors had failed to diagnose and/or treat their kids. The kids were> > suffering terribly from bowel disorders and exhibiting autistic> > behavior, pushing the parents to the limit. These were not mere tummy> > aches and diarrhea.> > >> > > After Dr. Wakefield joined them, he published his findings in a> paper> > for the 1998 British medical journal Lancet. A few years later,> > Wakefield's Lancet paper's conclusion was intentionally twisted by> > journalist Deer in order to launch a government/vaccine industry> > attack on doctors Wakefield and -.> > >> > > Claims that Dr. Wakefield and his team concluded that MMR> vaccinations> > are totally responsible for autism are completely inaccurate.> > Wakefield's Lancet paper simply advised that measles, mumps, and> rubella> > vaccinations should be done separately instead of all at once until> > further research is done on the safety of MMRs.> > >> > > The parents had voluntarily mentioned that their children's unusual> > and intense bowel disorders as well as autistic behaviors occurred> > shortly or immediately after the kids received their MMR vaccination.> > Dr. Wakefield simply included the parents observations in his Lancet> > report.> > >> > > Dr. Wakefield also included the medical fact that the same viral> > strain of measles was found in all of the children's intestinal tracts> > in his journal report. These discoveries were made after the MMR> > (measles, mumps, rubella) shots were given to those twelve children> and> > their symptoms were apparent.> > >> > > Wakefield's Published Findings Confirmed by Others> > >> > > The viral measles discovered by the Wakefield/- team of> > doctors were not wild virus measles. They were of the type prepared> for> > MMR vaccines. Recently, even the London Mail reported similar results> > from other studies of children with autistic behaviors and strange,> > severe bowel disorders.> > >> > > One study was in Dublin, Ireland in 2001. The other report was from> > Wake Forest Medical School in the USA in 2010. In the USA study, 70> out> > of 82 autistic children were found with the same unusual bowel> disorder,> > autistic enterocolitis, and the same non-wild measles strain.> > >> > > You'd think this would create a public vindication and restore> Doctors> > Wakefield and -'s right to practice medicine in the UK. But> > it hasn't. That's the tragedy. The vaccine industry/government> > conspiracy succeeded.> > >> > > The Point Man for the Conspiracy Against Wakefield and -> > >> > > Deer is a self professed independent investigative journalist.> > He is not independent, according to Age of Autism He has over a> decade's> > history of working for different vaccine industry front groups, both> in> > America and Great Britain. And he doesn't really investigate. It> appears> > he fabricates.> > >> > > Yet, he is the author of articles condemning the Wakefield Lancet> 1998> > paper, publishing in both the London Sunday Times and the British> > Medical Journal (BMJ) starting in 2004 and continuing into 2010. > > Deer also filed a formal complaint to the GMC (General Medical> Council),> > the group responsible for medical licensing in the UK.> > >> > > Not one of the parents filed any complaints anywhere. They all> praised> > the Wakefield/- team for the understanding and relief that> > medical team had provided. But they complained bitterly about being> > denied their testimony on the Wakefield/- team's defense in> > the GMC hearings, which Deer attended daily for several weeks.> > >> > > The Lancet was compelled to publically retract Wakefield's paper.> The> > GMC removed both Doctors Wakefield and - from medical> > practice in 2010. The BMJ and Deer defend their lies to this day> > by accusing Wakefield of lying. Screaming sensationalism seems to get> > the mainstream media's attention over calmly delivered facts.> > >> > > For more on Deer's nasty aggressive manner against the> Wakefield> > 12 children's parents, who speak their version of events, see the> short> > version of the documentary "Selective Hearing" here:> > http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=B04E6...> > >> > > The full documentary is viewable from the sources section below. It> is> > compelling.> > >> > > So how does one sociopath vaccine industry shill hack journalist> > manage to pull this off? He was supported by friends in high places.> > >> > > Big Pharma's Vaccine Hit List> > >> > > The pharmaceutical industry has hit lists, and apparently is> one> > of their hit men to stir up trouble with the help of vaccine industry> > supporting medical journals and public media publications. A lawyer in> > an Australian class action suit against Merck's Vioxx spoke of threats> > from Merck to intimidate critics or cut off research funding.> > >> > > The attorney read the following from a Merck internal memo: "We may> > need to seek them out and destroy them where they live." There was> also> > memo content that mentioned "neutralizing or discrediting" doctors who> > spoke out against them. Merck is a major provider of MMR vaccines in> the> > UK and USA.> > >> > > Following the Money> > >> > > High Court Judge Sir Nigel wouldn't permit parents who wanted> to> > testify on Wakefield's behalf. Nigel's brother is a board member of> the> > publishers of the Lancet who is also on the Board of GlaxoKline> > (GSK). GSK is a pharmaceutical giant also heavily involved in vaccine> > manufacturing.> > >> > > GSK now has Murdoch on its Board. He's the son of Rupert> Murdoch> > and editor of the Sunday Times . This was Deer's first platform to> > launch attacks on Wakefield. The Murdoch family has strong financial> > interests with GSK.> > >> > > Deer used Medico-Legal Investigations to gather information for his> > evil spin. This private company seems to be a front group for Big> > Pharma, since their only source of funding is the Association of the> > British Pharmaceutical Industry.> > >> > > Reuters is a news agency rivaling the Associated Press (AP). The> head> > of Reuters is a Merck Board member. Miriam Stoppared's husband,> > Hogg, was Chairman of GSK in 2004. Miriam is feature> writer> > for the Daily Mirror.> > >> > > Dr. Kumar, the chairman of the GMC Fitness to Practice Panel that> > ruled against Wakefield would not answer questions about his known GSK> > holdings. He declared that there is no such thing as vaccine damage> and> > parents who claimed such should be treated with scorn.> > >> > > There have been allegations of financial connections between Merck> and> > BMJ and its editor Dr. Fiona Godlee. It's certain Merck funds award to> > BMJ's selected MDs and researchers. Both the BMJ and Lancet journals> > serve as advertising forums for Merck and GlaxoKline.> > >> > > Meanwhile the UK medical system, which is completely supported by> > government financing, can breathe a sigh of relief for not having to> be> > held liable for vaccine injury complaints by parents of MMR shots or> > other vaccinations.> > >> > > After all, purchased and promoted vaccines are already paid for.> They> > don't want them to go to waste. And no need to add the expense of> > awarding compensation for vaccine injury if it's been declared they> > don't exist.> > >> > > Regarding the Wakefield case, Fiona Godlee recently announced: "Many> > other medical frauds have been exposed but usually more quickly after> > publication and on less important health issues."> > >> > > Really? How important is childhood measles or mumps?> > >> > > What is important is evidence from several international sources> have> > determined a causal link to unusual bowed disorders and autistic> > behavior. The real fraud is denying this research. The real crime is> > profiting heavily while causing enormous suffering for millions of> > children and their parents.> > >> > > Sources for this article and your perusal include:> > >> > > The full Deer vs. Wakefield 12 parents documentary "Selective> > Hearing" http://naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=21C9E...> > >> > > Recent Daily Mail report on findings similar to Wakefield's> > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...> > >> > > Exposing the Murdoch Empire's crimes and vaccine industry> investments> > http://coto2.press.com/2011/07/17/m...> > >> > > Natural News Mike on what Wakefield actually did at Royal Free> > Hospital http://www.naturalnews.com/033425_B...> > >> > > Mike on documents proving BMJ and Deer's lies against> > Wakefield's innocence http://www.naturalnews.com/031116_D...> > >> > > Merck hit list memo http://www.news.com.au/story-0-1225...> > >> > >> > >> > > Learn more:> >> http://www.naturalnews.com/033516_BMJ_financial_ties.html#ixzz1XIq8WvzZ> > >> > >> > > "The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest> his> > patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and> > prevention of disease." - Edison> > >> > > --- FAIR USE NOTICE: This transmittal may contain copyrighted> material> > which is made available for educational purposes and to advance> > understanding of human rights, democracy, scientific, moral, ethical,> > and social justice issues, etc. The sender asserts that this> transmittal> > constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided> > for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 of the US Copyright Law. 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