RE: $61 Million Dollar Settlement for a Child Injured by a Vaccine Negotiated by Attorneys at Maglio & Toale, PA

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Just to make sure that everyone is aware of the details of the decision in favor of a petitioner, the award is broken down into several segments. Lump sum payment for parents for their expenses.  $ 2,935.07Lump sum payment for their daughter’s pain & suffering.  $ 195,363.66  Lump sum payment for their daughter’s lost future earnings $ 622,261.55Lump sum payment to Ohio Medicaid for reimbursement of state lien on services provided $ 17,098.57Lump sum payment to establish a trust fund to pay for direct medical expenses of S.M. for the remainder of her life.  $ 356.679.58  This fund will be in the hands of a trustee designated by the court.A lifetime annuity payment to the trust starting at $133,657.58 per year. There is a lot of confusion regarding how compensation awards are handled and funded. Wayne Rohde From: EOHarm [mailto:EOHarm ] On Behalf Of Sheri NakkenSent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 11:01 AMTo: Recipient list suppressed:Subject: $61 Million Dollar Settlement for a Child Injured by a Vaccine Negotiated by Attorneys at Maglio & Toale, PA http://news.yahoo.com/61-million-dollar-settlement-child-injured-vaccine-negotiated-201214110.html $61 Million Dollar Settlement for a Child Injured by a Vaccine Negotiated by Attorneys at Maglio & Toale, PAPRWeb – Fri, Jul 1, 2011 Email 5 Print The U.S Federal Vaccine Court awarded a $61 million settlement for a child who suffered a severe adverse reaction after an immunization. Vaccine attorneys at the law firm of Maglio & Toale, P.A., believed that the case was clearly a result of a reaction to the DTaP immunization. Court documents show that only hours after the baby received a routine diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccination, she started to have seizures, abnormal breathing, irregular heartbeats, and at 6:05am the next morning, her heart stopped completely. It took 6 minutes of CPR to revive her. She has spent that last 6 years of her life suffering from cognitive delays, cerebral palsy, encephalopathy, and seizure disorder. The family's attorneys say the $61 million dollar award will pay for the child's around the clock medical care for the rest of her life.Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 01, 2011 S.M.* was born a normal and healthy baby girl in August 2005, weighing 7 lbs. 12 ounces. Two months later, her short, healthy life changed tragically because of a rare severe vaccine reaction.Case documents show that hours after baby S.M. received a routine diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccination, she started to have seizures, abnormal breathing, irregular heartbeats, and at 6:05am the next morning, her heart stopped completely. It took 6 minutes of CPR to revive her. She has spent that last 6 years of her life suffering from cognitive delays, cerebral palsy, encephalopathy, and seizure disorder. Vaccine attorneys at the law firm of Maglio & Toale, P.A., who represented S.M. and her family argued that the case (No. 08-463V) was clearly a result of a terrible reaction to the DTaP immunization. In fact, after reviewing the case submitted by Maglio & Toale, PA, the Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation of the Department of Health and Human Services agreed that S.M. was indeed entitled to compensation. " S.M. will need complete, around-the-clock medical care for the rest of her life,” says the family’s vaccine attorney, Anne Carrión Toale of Maglio & Toale, PA. " The $61 million dollar settlement amount to be paid out over S.M.’s lifetime is meant to pay for this care. " This vaccine case was medically complicated and the child’s future needs were extensive. “Without legal representation, it could have turned out very differently,” says Toale. “That is why we strongly recommend that anyone considering filing a vaccine case hire an attorney who is experienced in vaccine cases to represent them, especially since there is no cost to victims at all.” Maglio & Toale, P.A. has been representing vaccine injured patients for well over a decade and currently represents hundreds of patients experiencing adverse reactions to vaccines across the United States.In 1986, Congress set up an elaborate system to compensate patients injured by adverse reactions to vaccination called the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Since its establishment, the Program has paid out more than a billion dollars in vaccine claims and currently holds more than three billion dollars in trust for future claims. Whether a patient is to be compensated for a vaccine injury is determined by the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, DC. Awards by the Court go directly to vaccine injury victims. Attorneys are paid separately for their time by the Court so that there are no legal costs to the victims, even if they do not win their claims. “Not only do very few patients know about the vaccine injury compensation program, very few doctors and lawyers know about it ,” says Altom Maglio, managing attorney of Maglio & Toale, P.A. “It's a huge help in putting our clients’ lives back together. Compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and some compensation for pain and suffering is huge when your life has been turned upside down. But there is a very short window to file your claim,” warns Maglio. For more information on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, or if you are a victim of a vaccine injury, contact the law offices of Maglio & Toale, P.A. at or fill out our online vaccine injury case review form at http://www.mctplaw.com/vaccine-injury/. *Attorneys for the victim are withholding her name because of medical privacy issues and because she is a minor.###Altom M. MaglioMaglio & Toale, P.A.Email Information