Polio Vaccine Orimune Manufacturers Lawsuit Results in $22.5 Million for Affected Man
Lederle, drug makers of a polio vaccine Orimune, were recently sued in New York after a 61-year-old Staten Island man contracted the debilitating disease.
The man, who once was a Wall Street executive, allegedly contracted Polio after his changing his daughter’s diaper shortly after she had received a live oral polio vaccine. The drug product liability lawsuit resulted in a $22.5 million dollar verdict for the man.
As reported by AP, the man alleged that the live vaccine passed through his daughter’s body in the 1970’s and exposed the man to the live virus. The oral polio vaccine, Orimune, was found to be unreasonably dangerous as an issue of product liability. The court found that Lederle also failed to warn consumers about the dangers and risks associated with the vaccine and found them liable for the man contracting the virus.
Polio is a life-altering disease. In this case the 61-year-old man spent months on a ventilator at the hospital in an intensive care unit, had to go through a couple of years of rehabilitation, was left partially paralyzed and now has to use a wheelchair. Additionally, the man lost his job on Wall Street because his building wasn’t wheelchair accessible.
Severe side effects can result from taking certain prescription medications, having vaccinations and even being exposed to vaccines administered to others, as was the case here. If you or a loved one has been injured through drug administration or taking prescription medications, call Page Law, a skilled Missouri Personal Injury Law Firm. We successfully represent injured clients and will do the same for you.
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