Federal Circuit Says Vaccine Act Claim Isn't Time-Barred

Lawyers USAMay 14, 2010

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The statute of limitations on a claim brought under federal vaccine law was not triggered when the plaintiff first exhibited symptoms of her illness, the Federal Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.

The plaintiff received three Hepatitis B immunizations between 1996 and 1997. After the first two shots, the plaintiff experienced numbness and tingling. One month following her last vaccination, she began to feel an electric-like shock sensation in her spine.

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Federal Circuit Says Vaccine Act Claim Isn't Time-Barred

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