RFK Jr. Vows Overhaul of Lawsuit-Sparing Vaccine Injury Program July 2, 2025 By Gerry Smith Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he plans to make substantial changes to a federal program that compensates people who have...
U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Dispute over Nursing Home COVID Suits November 21, 2022 By Brendan Pierson The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear California nursing home operator Glenhaven Healthcare’s bid to avoid a lawsuit...
Refugees Lack COVID Shots Because Drugmakers Fear Lawsuits – Documents December 17, 2021 By Francesco Guarascio and Panu Wongcha-um BRUSSELS/BANGKOK — Tens of millions of migrants may be denied COVID-19 vaccines from a global program because some major manufacturers...
Viewpoint: High Bar For Litigators Who Want to Compel In-Person Depositions November 16, 2021 By Michael Eisenbaum and Nathan Lee Due to concerns regarding coronavirus over the past 18 months, in-person depositions have dramatically decreased in number. Remote technology has...
COVID-19 Vaccine Approval is ‘Seismic’ Shift For Legality Of Mandates, Experts Say August 25, 2021 By Tom Hals Formal U.S approval of the Pfizer Inc /BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine will make it nearly impossible to successfully challenge mandates...
Lloyd’s, Parsyl to Insure Emerging Market COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout December 15, 2020 LONDON, Dec 15 — Lloyd’s of London and insurtech firm Parsyl have launched a program to insure the distribution of...
Virus Talks Drag on Liability as Congress Preps Stopgap Aid December 9, 2020 By Andrew Taylor WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are giving themselves more time to sort through their end-of-session business on government spending and COVID-19 relief,...
Drones to the Rescue: Berlin Lab Seeks Quicker Virus Tests November 25, 2020 By Jona Kallgren BERLIN — A German lab is hoping to cut the time it takes to send coronavirus tests across Berlin by...
Danish Government Gets Backing for Plan to Cull Minks November 18, 2020 By Jan M. Olsen COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Danish government said Tuesday that a majority in parliament backed its decision to cull the country’s...