Our Experience
The firm represents vaccine-injured persons; federal government contract claimants; students, appellants/appellees in appeals; litigants; health providers; and businesses in a manner which specifically addresses their specific vaccine injuries, school-related problems, appellate and regulatory issues, and dentists/physicians (and nurses) in purchase and sale of their practices, licensing/disciplinary problems, and other legal issues.
Through the firm’s extensive experience dealing with vaccine-injured persons, federal government contract claimants, students, parties to appeals, dentists, physicians, nurses, students from high school through medical residency, and businesses, it understands the legal issues which these clients face. Its counseling and representation reflect a track record of results.
Personalized and economical legal services are delivered with the quality available at larger and national law firms. Clients receive legal representation in a direct, focused, and experienced manner.
national vaccine injury compensation program
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program establishes the Vaccine Program as a no-fault compensation program whereby petitions for monetary compensation may be brought by or on behalf of persons allegedly suffering injury or death as a result of the administration of certain compulsory childhood vaccines.
Congress intended that the Vaccine Program provide individuals a swift, flexible, and less adversarial alternative to the often costly and lengthy civil arena of traditional tort litigation.
All vaccine claims are managed and adjudicated by the Office of Special Masters, which consists of eight special masters established by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which appoints and removes the special masters and to which the special masters' decisions are appealed.
A special master has two primary functions: case management, which involves overseeing the collection of information and setting time frames for its submission; and decision making, which involves determining the types of proceedings necessary for presenting the relevant evidence and ultimately weighing the evidence in rendering a final, enforceable decision.
In each case, the special master actively and frequently interacts with the parties through legal counsel representing the petitioner, and a Department of Justice attorney representing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to ensure that the case progresses effectively and efficiently.
The parties are also given several opportunities early on in the case to ask questions, raise concerns, discuss generally how the system works, and, if appropriate, learn the special master's tentative conclusions and findings.