wyethVaccine-Maker Can Be Sued For Damages, Georgia Supreme Court Rules

The parents of a Georgia boy who was disabled after receiving the vaccine thimerosal can sue the vaccine’s maker for their son’s injury, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled. In its ruling on a 1986 federal law that had shielded vaccine companies from such suits, the state court held that Marcelo and Carolyn Ferrari can proceed with their civil lawsuit for financial damages against American Home Products Corp., now known as Wyeth. The family alleges that thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative, …

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