Tag Archives: compensation
Victims of swine flu jab to get £60m payout
The Sunday Times 2 March 2014 SIXTY people are to receive a multimillion-pound payout from the government after they suffered brain damage caused by a swine flu vaccine. Most of the victims are children but they also include six health workers. Peter Todd, a lawyer representing many sufferers, said the government would face a bill […]
Victims start new thalidomide fight
The Sunday Times 23 February 2014 VICTIMS of a “forgotten thalidomide-style drug scandal” have begun a fresh attempt for compensation for serious birth defects linked to a pregnancy-test pill taken by 1.5m women. Some women given Primodos, a drug based on a super-strength version of hormones later used in the “morning-after” contraceptive pill, suffered instant […]