by Kathleen M. Loucks | May 21, 2020 | Catastrophic Injury, Kathleen M. Loucks, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, News, Vaccine Law, Wrongful Death
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) passed a Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act effective as of February 4, 2020 through October 1, 2024. Manufacturers are protected from legal liability for additional 12 months...
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 Keith J. Broady, Kathleen M. Loucks and Lauren E. Nuffort | Oct 11, 2019 | Kathleen M. Loucks, Keith J. Broady, Lauren E. Nuffort, Litigation, News, Professional Liability
Typically, lawsuits against attorneys are brought by clients alleging legal malpractice. An essential element of a legal malpractice claim is the existence of an attorney-client relationship. The general rule is that a lawyer is liable only to his or her client and...
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...
