Vaccine Injury Lawyers in Atlanta, Georgia

Vaccines are an important part of modern health care, but adverse side effects have been known to occur. Although serious problems and side effects are statistically rare, they happen often enough that the federal government established the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

Filing a petition and making a case that your injuries were related to a vaccine isn’t always straightforward or easy. Petitioners must:

1. File a petition in U.S. Federal Claims Court
2. Have their petition reviewed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
3. Wait for the U.S. Department of Justice to create a report that includes a medical recommendation and legal analysis
4. Have that report presented to a court-appointed “special master” who will hold a hearing (similar to a trial) to determine whether or not compensation is justified and how much should be paid
5. Finally, if your case is successful, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will compensate you

Trying to live your day-to-day life while jumping through all these bureaucratic hoops isn’t always easy, which is why many people with vaccine injuries contact personal injury lawyers with experience managing the vaccine injury petition process.

It’s especially useful to have an attorney for the evidentiary hearing where you’ll be expected to make the case that your injuries resulted from the vaccine. A vaccine injury lawyer can help ensure you have a solid case, and you properly follow all the procedural steps along the way.