Two years after the creation of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program  (VICP) was established to control the supply and demand of vaccines and to maintain an accessible and efficient  system for individuals injured by vaccines to receive compensation.

Last Week, ABC News Reported  on a Government Study featured in the New England Journal of Medicine on the long term-use of osteoporosis drugs.  The study found that after using Bisphosphonates, such as Fosamax or Actonel for more than 5 years, women may be more at risk for suffering a femur fracture.  

Thomas Anapol, Co-Chair of  Anapol Schwartz’s Mass Tort department has been nominated for Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. Tom has served in various positions for the PAJ as a Board of Governor for the Association since 2005 and is its current chair of its Business Partners Committee.

Three Weeks ago,  sports fans were saddened by the tragic suicide of Ray Easterling, a former football player for the Atlanta Falcons.  Two weeks later, football fans took another blow with the shocking death of former San Diego Chargers linebacker, Junior Seau by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association will host its next  Luncheon on May 16th titled ‘Finding The  Mass Tort Case for Non-Mass Tort Lawyers”  Anapol Schwartz Attorneys Thomas Anapol and Gregory Spizer will be presenting during this CLE and will cover such topics as:

This Week, the National Organization for Youth Safety, (NOYS) kicked off Global Youth Traffic Safety Month by being part of the  “Million Messages in May” campaign.

Pennsylvania is one of 13 states that functions under a No Fault System in regards to automobile insurance. 

Earlier this year, the FDA approved its first four strain flu vaccine, FluMist Quadrivalent.  Until now, all approved licensed vaccines have contained three strains,  two strains of type A influenza (A/H1N1 and A/H3N2) and one B lineage strain.  Licensed by MedImmune, FluMist contains both strains of two separate Influenza B viruses lineages that have circulated [...]

On April 19th, Public Citizen, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, filed a petition with the FDA asking that the diabetes drug Victoza be pulled from the market immediately due the fact that it puts patients at a higher risk of thyroid cancer, pancreatitis, kidney failure, and serious allergic reactions.

In its first nationally representative survey on distracted driving, NHTSA (National Highway Safety Administration) reports attitudes and behaviors of drivers ages 18 and older.  Drivers between the ages of 18 to 20 had the highest incidence of  crash or near crash experience (23%) compared to all other age groups, with almost twice as many crashes [...]