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Friday, February 25, 2011

Bruesewitz v. Wyeth: What the Supreme Court Decision Means for Vaccines
By Meredith Melnick Thursday, February 24, 2011

Vaccine injury is a tricky thing to prove — medically and legally. So it was inevitably controversial when the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday against the parents of Hannah Bruesewitz, 18, who suffered seizures and permanent brain damage after receiving a diptheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) vaccine in 1993.
The Bruesewitz family sued Wyeth, then the parent company of the maker of the DTP vaccine that Hannah received as an infant, arguing that Wyeth was responsible for Hannah's condition and should be held accountable. The high court disagreed.

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