Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

[Guest guest]

Two days ago NVIC put out a notice about SB 2053 or

the Frist bill. This bill would amend the Vaccine Injury

Compensation Program in a way that would benefit drug companies

and shield them from liability.

There are many provisions to this bill but the most problematic

one will stop the ability of a vaccine injury victim to bring a

lawsuit in civil court.

Several people called and e-mailed and felt frustrated

that they had not gotten the information in time.

THERE IS STILL TIME!!!

On Wednesday this committee did not get to this bill so it is

scheduled for next Wednesday, July 31, 2002. It will go for

mark-up and be voted on in that committee.

Whether you have a vaccine injured child or not, you need to

stand up for the right of maintaining your rights to sue in the

court system. This could be the beginning of the end for all

sorts of product liability related

lawsuits.

NVIC worked hard to preserve the right to sue when this original

law was passed. The drug companies are worried because of the

lawsuits involving Thimerosal and autism. It makes you wonder

what documents might be discovered in a civil case that would

never be uncovered in the compensation program. Senator Frist

and the drug companies are trying to blame the current vaccine

shortages on pending Thimerosal lawsuits that haven't even

gotten to court yet. Drug companies have lived liability free

since 1987 and now they are using this as an excuse to take away

the rights of vaccine-injured Americans. Senator Frist tells us

in his press release (below) that this bill will bring balance

back to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. NOT TRUE!! The

Burton-Waxman bill, HR 3741 is a much better bill that addresses

the existing problems in the compensation program, not problems

outside the program such as pending lawsuits.

There are a handful of Senators who will handle this bill next

week. If you live in a state that is listed please get in touch

with their office immediately. If you don't see your state

listed contact your Senator and tell him to oppose this bill and

to call Senator Frist and other committee members and ask them

to oppose it.

Kennedy (D-MA)

senator@k...

Dodd (D-CT)

http://dodd.senate.gov/webmail/

Tom Harkin (D-IA)

tom_harkin@h...

Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)

http://mikulski.senate.gov/mailform.htm

Jeffords (D-VT)

http://jeffords.senate.gov/contact-form.html

Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

Senator_Bingaman@b...

Wellstone (D-MN)

http://wellstone.senate.gov/webform.html

Patty Murray (D-WA)

senator_murray@m...

Jack (D-RI)

http://www.senate.gov/~reed/form-opinion.htm

(D-NC)

http://edwards.senate.gov/mailform.html

Hillary Clinton (D-NY)

http://clinton.senate.gov/email_form.html

Judd Gregg (R-NH)

http://www.senate.gov/~gregg/body_e-mail.htm

Bill Frist (R-TN)

http://www.senate.gov/~frist/Contact/contact.html

Mike Enzi (R-WY)

Senator@e...

Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)

http://hutchinson.senate.gov/email.html

Warner (R-VA)

http://www.senate.gov/~warner/contact/contactme.htm

Bond (R-MO)

kit_bond@b...

Pat (R-KS)

http://www.senate.gov/~roberts/email.htm

(R-ME)

Senator@C...

Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

senator@s...

Mike DeWine (R-OH)

http://dewine.senate.gov/

To identify your Senators if they are not on the list:

http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index_by_state.cfm

To view the bill type in SB2053 once you get there:

http://thomas.loc.gov/

To call them: 202-224-3121

[Guest guest]

Where and how does one do that?

Thanks,

--

Rima Regas

Mom to Leah, age 7 (AS, DSI and APD)

http://www.sensoryintegrationhelp.com

On 9/7/05, albiard <albiard@...> wrote:

>

> has anyone else filed with the vaccine injury compensation program? we

> did. i wanted my daughter to be counted when the feds discuss vaccine

> related injuries. just curious if any one else did this...teresa c

[Guest guest]

Thanks for that. I have seen that before and bookmarked it but finally went

and filled out a New Case Inquiry tonight. I hope they take our case

Kerrie

In a message dated 9/8/2005 10:44:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

m4thmiller@... writes:

We contacted http://www.ccandh.com/main.asp who is

[Guest guest]

We did, but you all need to remember, you need to file before 3 years have

passed since diagnosis, or you won’t even be considered. We barely made it

and still aren’t sure if we did.

We contacted http://www.ccandh.com/main.asp who is

The law firm of Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. specializes in obtaining

compensation for persons injured by Tetanus toxoid, Pertussis

antigen-containing vaccines (e.g., DTaP, DTP, P, DTP-Hib), Measles, mumps

and rubella virus-containing vaccines in any combination (e.g., MMR, MR, M,

R), Rubella virus-containing vaccines (e.g., MMR, MR, R), Measles

virus-containing vaccines (e.g., MMR, MR, M), Polio live virus-containing

vaccines (OPV), Polio, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hemophilus influenzae type

b polysaccharide conjugate vaccines, Influenza, Varicella vaccine, Rotavirus

vaccine, Vaccines containing live, oral, rhesus-based rotavirus,

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.

They said that there is a hearing that is going to happen next year about

the vaccines and they are sure we will be able to collect, otherwise they

wouldn’t be doing this.

Just thought you might want info.

M

Re: [ ] vaccine injury compensation program

Where and how does one do that?

Thanks,

--

Rima Regas

Mom to Leah, age 7 (AS, DSI and APD)

http://www.sensoryintegrationhelp.com

On 9/7/05, albiard <albiard@...> wrote:

>

> has anyone else filed with the vaccine injury compensation program? we

> did. i wanted my daughter to be counted when the feds discuss vaccine

> related injuries. just curious if any one else did this...teresa c

[Guest guest]

> -i found it on dana's site but now cant re-find it.

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