vaccine liability

  • Read more: More on the ECJ Vaccine Liability Decision
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    More on the ECJ Vaccine Liability Decision

    By Alex Stein My friend and mentor, the former Israeli Chief Justice Aharon Barak, used to say that when neither side likes the court’s decision, chances are that the court was right. This is likely to be the case with the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision on vaccine manufacturers’ liability, N.W. et al. v. Sanofi…

  • Read more: Vaccine Liability in Europe: A New Development
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    Vaccine Liability in Europe: A New Development

    By Alex Stein Yesterday, the European Court of Justice has issued an important ruling on vaccine manufacturers liability. N.W. et al. v. Sanofi Pasteur MSD, C‑621/15. This ruling triggered a hailstorm of criticism from different media outlets, including CNN. These outlets, however, have largely misreported the ruling and its underlying reasons, partly because of this misleading…