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Parents can't sue drug firms when vaccines cause harm, Supreme Court says. A federal law grants drug companies immunity from certain lawsuits from injuries or deaths tied to vaccines, the US Supreme Court affirmed Tuesday.In a 6-to-2 decision, the high court said Russell and Robalee Bruesewitz’s lawsuit was preempted under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. The law grants drug companies immunity from certain lawsuits from injuries or deaths tied to vaccinations.“We hold that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act preempts all design-defect claims against vaccine manufacturers brought by plaintiffs who seek compensation for injury or death caused by vaccine side effects,” wrote Justice Antonin Scalia in the majority decision.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0222/Parents-can-t-sue-drug-firms-when-vaccines-cause-harm-Supreme-Court-says Parents cannot sue Drug Firms Feb. 22, 2011 ]</ref> | Parents can't sue drug firms when vaccines cause harm, Supreme Court says. A federal law grants drug companies immunity from certain lawsuits from injuries or deaths tied to vaccines, the US Supreme Court affirmed Tuesday.In a 6-to-2 decision, the high court said Russell and Robalee Bruesewitz’s lawsuit was preempted under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. The law grants drug companies immunity from certain lawsuits from injuries or deaths tied to vaccinations.“We hold that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act preempts all design-defect claims against vaccine manufacturers brought by plaintiffs who seek compensation for injury or death caused by vaccine side effects,” wrote Justice Antonin Scalia in the majority decision.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2011/0222/Parents-can-t-sue-drug-firms-when-vaccines-cause-harm-Supreme-Court-says Parents cannot sue Drug Firms Feb. 22, 2011 ]</ref> | ||
== | ==Pocket Card Notice of Non Consent== | ||
In light of the current ebola campaign, some folks carry a 4X6 NOTICE of non-consent pocket card in case employees of our corporate government attempt to demand they accept a vaccine or insist they relocate to an isolation center. While there is no guarantee the statute enforcers will recognize this notice, without it - in our current system - it may not be on the record that consent has been denied. Fo rmore information go to <ref>[http://parentsagainstmandatoryvaccines.wikispaces.com/ Parents Against Mandatory Vaccines]</ref> | In light of the current ebola campaign, some folks carry a 4X6 NOTICE of non-consent pocket card in case employees of our corporate government attempt to demand they accept a vaccine or insist they relocate to an isolation center. While there is no guarantee the statute enforcers will recognize this notice, without it - in our current system - it may not be on the record that consent has been denied. Fo rmore information go to <ref>[http://parentsagainstmandatoryvaccines.wikispaces.com/ Parents Against Mandatory Vaccines]</ref> | ||
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