by Kathleen M. Loucks | Apr 15, 2020 | Catastrophic Injury, Kathleen M. Loucks, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, News, Vaccine Law, Wrongful Death
The Federal Government has granted broad immunity for healthcare providers and vaccine manufacturers related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As such, those injured by a healthcare provider or vaccine manufacturer only have one remedy[1] – a claim under the Countermeasures...
by Kathleen M. Loucks | Jul 30, 2019 | Catastrophic Injury, Kathleen M. Loucks, Medical Malpractice, News, Vaccine Law, Wrongful Death
Kathleen Loucks, a Lommen Abdo litigator, achieved certification as a civil trial specialist by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA). Loucks joins a very limited list of trial attorneys that have illustrated their commitment to bettering the legal profession by...
by Kathleen M. Loucks | Feb 15, 2019 | Kathleen M. Loucks, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, News, Products Liability, Vaccine Law
This article appeared on the Mitchell Hamline Law Review blog on February 17, 2019. SIRVA “Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration” is compensated through the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) which is administered through the United...
by Kathleen M. Loucks | May 31, 2018 | Kathleen M. Loucks, News, Vaccine Law
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act of 1986 (“Vaccine Act”), 42 U.S.C.A. § 300aa-11 et seq., established a streamlined, no-fault compensation method for injured vaccine recipients to recover compensation. Under the Vaccine Act, a no-fault program...
by Kathleen M. Loucks | May 15, 2017 | Kathleen M. Loucks, News, Vaccine Law
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 established the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program after lawsuits against manufacturers threatened to cause vaccine shortages. See 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34. In an effort to maintain a supply of vaccines,...
by Kathleen M. Loucks | Nov 3, 2016 | Kathleen M. Loucks, News, Vaccine Law
Did you know that for vaccine injuries, while you need a lawyer who is admitted to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and a member of the Vaccine Bar, your lawyer does not need to be admitted in the same state where the injury occurred. This means that Lommen Abdo can...
