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Gardasil Lawsuit
Gardasil Vaccine Lawsuit Update - August 2024
Research has linked the Gardasil HPV vaccine to serious side effects, including postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and premature ovarian failure (POF), the latter of which can result in infertility.
The Gardasil attorneys at Wisner Baum are in active litigation against Merck, the manufacturer of the HPV vaccine. Our lawsuits allege Merck conducted fraudulent clinical trials for the Gardasil vaccine and failed to warn about severe side effects, which can remain serious for years after the Gardasil shot. We have filed multiple cases for plaintiffs alleging Gardasil caused dysautonomia, cervical cancer (which the vaccine is supposed to protect against), and wrongful death.
Senior partner Bijan Esfandiari serves as co-lead trial counsel in the federal Gardasil MDL (multidistrict litigation), where over 200 cases are pending. The MDL should not be confused with a Gardasil class action; it is a group of individual HPV vaccine lawsuits filed in different districts that make similar allegations against a common defendant (Merck). There is no Gardasil class action.
HPV vaccine side effect lawsuits need to be filed within a specific time frame called the statute of limitations. To ensure that your legal rights are protected, we highly recommend you contact a lawyer as soon as possible to see if you qualify for a Gardasil vaccine lawsuit.
If you would like more information on how to join the Gardasil lawsuit, please contact us or call (855) 948-5098 today for a free case evaluation.
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Gardasil Lawsuit Update 2024
August 5, 2024: Only a handful of Gardasil vaccine claims were added to the MDL last month. There are now 204 cases.
July 3, 2024: The updated case total for the HPV vaccine MDL against Merck is now 197.
June 20, 2024: Wisner Baum Gardasil lawyers filed a lawsuit last week on behalf of a woman who alleges the Gardasil vaccine causes POTS, lupus, and other severe autoimmune conditions. The plaintiff alleges she suffers from the following side effects after Gardasil:
- Fibromyalgia
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- Lupus
- Nerve damage
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- Premature menopause
- Premature ovarian failure (POF)
- Tourette’s syndrome
The lawsuit was filed in the federal Gardasil MDL, joining nearly 200 other claims.
June 4, 2024: As of today we have 194 cases in the Gardasil MDL and expect a steady increase this summer as more claims go through Vaccine Court.
May 1, 2024: Wisner Baum recently filed an HPV vaccine death case in the federal Gardasil MDL. The complaint was filed on behalf of Erin Ferguson, whose daughter Haley died at age 22 after years of battling cervical cancer. The lawsuit (Case No. 3:24-cv-00220) joins 180 claims filed in the Gardasil MDL before U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell in North Carolina. You can read more about this case in our blog.
April 2, 2024: There are now 168 HPV vaccine claims in the federal Gardasil MDL.
March 1, 2024: We have an updated case count in the Gardasil MDL. As of today, 143 claims are pending in the Gardasil Products Liability Litigation before Judge Kenneth D. Bell in North Carolina. Our vaccine attorneys have several cases making their way through Vaccine Court, so we anticipate this number to increase steadily in the next few months.
Last month, our attorneys filed two new Gardasil death cases on behalf of two mothers who allege the HPV vaccine caused severe autoimmune and neurological dysfunction, ultimately resulting in the deaths of their daughters. You can learn more about these cases here.
February 6, 2024: As of today, the Gardasil MDL has 140 cases pending, per the latest MDL Statistics report. We expect this number to continue rising in the coming weeks as we have numerous HPV vaccine claims making their way through Vaccine Court. Most of our cases in the MDL allege Gardasil causes infertility, POTS, or other autoimmune conditions.
January 8, 2024: January is cervical cancer awareness month, which means HPV vaccination will be broadcast as a “primary prevention” mechanism against cervical cancer. As HPV vaccine injury attorneys litigating cases for those harmed by the Gardasil vaccine, we wanted to take a moment to provide some important information on the HPV vaccine and cervical cancer.
Merck has previously marketed Gardasil as a “cervical cancer vaccine” and asserted that Gardasil provides lifetime immunity to cervical, anal, and other HPV-associated cancers. Our lawsuits allege Merck does not have any scientifically reliable basis to make these claims. The question of whether the HPV vaccine prevents cancer is unproven, and evidence exists that Gardasil may actually increase the risk of cervical cancer in those previously exposed to HPV rather than prevent it.
We filed a case last year on behalf of a young woman who alleges Gardasil caused her cervical cancer. “Because most of her treatment was directed at her cervix,” the complaint states, “her ovaries were also affected, putting her into menopause in her 20s…She will never be able to have children of her own because her eggs are no longer viable due to the cancer treatment.”
Our complaint accuses Merck of falsely advertising and overstating Gardasil’s safety and effectiveness, which not only failed to prevent our client’s cervical cancer, it potentially caused her to develop cancer.
Raising awareness about cervical cancer is important. But the public deserves to be fully informed about the potential for harm that comes with HPV vaccination.
No. Wisner Baum represents individuals who were harmed by HPV vaccine side effects in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits. Some individual lawsuits against Merck have been consolidated in a Gardasil multidistrict litigation (MDL) in North Carolina federal court, but these cases are not part of a Gardasil class action.
Multidistrict litigation is a legal process that simplifies complex litigation involving numerous cases of individuals who have suffered harm from the same product or incident. Unlike class action lawsuits, which consolidate multiple plaintiffs into one case, an MDL involves grouping similar cases and hearing them in a single court. MDLs typically involve numerous personal injury cases related to physical injuries caused by a defective product, in this case, Gardasil.
The primary aim of an MDL is to centralize civil lawsuits filed across the country that have common liability claims against the same defendant(s). The MDL process avoids duplication of discovery, and other legal proceedings, reducing the burden of federal district courts and improving efficiency. The MDL court ensures multiple plaintiffs’ cases are handled fairly and effectively while protecting each individual’s rights and ensuring justice is served.
Underlying the entire Gardasil controversy are clinical trials (human testing) that victims allege were fraudulently conducted and reported. Preliminary evidence compiled by a team of Gardasil attorneys and investigators suggests that the clinical trials Merck conducted for the Gardasil HPV vaccine were flagrantly deceptive and unscientific.
According to Mary Holland and Kim Mack Rosenberg, and Eileen Iorio, co-authors of the book, The HPV Vaccine On Trial: Seeking Justice For a Generation Betrayed, “none of the participants in the [Gardasil] clinical trials received a true saline placebo,” which means the clinical trials failed to measure the effects of Gardasil against a true control. Instead of receiving a placebo, some clinical trial subjects received aluminum-containing adjuvants, chemical mixtures, and other vaccines, which masked adverse events and made Gardasil seem safer than it would have otherwise.
According to Holland, Mack Rosenberg, and Iorio, “HPV vaccines have never been proven to prevent against cervical or other cancer.”
Gardasil shot lawsuits against Merck include allegations of fraud, deceit, and negligence for:
- Failing to disclose important information regarding Gardasil’s safety and effectiveness.
- Failing to perform essential “scientific and medical investigations and studies relating to the safety, effectiveness and need for the Gardasil vaccine” as required by FDA regulations.
- Manipulating consumers by preying on their fear of cancer and by “repeatedly stating, representing, urging and implying” that it was necessary for girls and young women to take the Gardasil vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.
HPV vaccine lawsuits further allege that Merck failed to properly warn consumers of the risk of serious adverse reactions tied to the administration of the Gardasil HPV vaccine and failed to inform them of material facts related to the vaccine, including:
- The Gardasil shot was only known to be effective for five years.
- Other methods were known to be effective in avoiding the HPV virus.
- The risk that an HPV infection would lead to precancerous lesions was minimal.
- Existing methods for diagnosing and treating HPV precancerous lesions or cancer were effective.
The Gardasil vaccine lawsuits seek punitive damages due to Merck’s alleged deceit and fraud.
If you or a family member suffered severe side effects after a Gardasil injection, we encourage you to speak with an experienced Gardasil attorney. Our firm has been a leader in harmful drug and medical device litigation for more than 25 years. We know what it takes to go toe-to-toe against the largest drug companies in the world.
Our verdicts and settlements include:
- $2 billion verdict against Bayer/Monsanto for a couple with cancer
- $289 million verdict against Bayer/Monsanto for a man with cancer
- $105 million pharmaceutical settlement (multiple clients)
- $63 million pediatric class action re false promotion of Paxil
- $28 million Paxil defective drug class action
- $10 million pediatric class action re false promotion of Celexa and Lexapro
- $9 million settlement for a single client’s drug injury
- 145 pharmaceutical and medical device cases settled for $1 million or more each
Our firm has the resources and experience to get the justice and compensation you deserve. Call us today at (855) 948-5098 or contact us for a free and confidential Gardasil case evaluation.
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Gardasil ingredients include virus like particles (VLPs) which are genetically engineered from a protein of HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18 (and Gardasil 9 includes additional types: 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58); amorphous aluminum hydroxyphosphate sulfate (aka, AAHS); yeast protein; sodium chloride; L-histidine; polysorbate 80; sodium borate; and water for injection. As you can see, each Gardasil shot contains ingredients in addition to the genetically modified virus like particles. These ingredients are capable of causing adverse reactions in their own right. One lawsuit alleged Gardasil contains "dangerous and undisclosed ingredients”
In a 2020 peer-reviewed study, Dr. Jørgensen and other researchers analyzed the available clinical trial data for all HPV vaccines, including Gardasil. The researchers found that the HPV vaccines were associated with a nearly two-fold increased risk of POTS. The study authors further reported that “HPV vaccines increased serious nervous disorders.”
The Gardasil attorneys at Wisner Baum have filed numerous lawsuits on behalf of young adults who suffered Gardasil shot reactions. Many of our clients allege they developed POTS from Gardasil. Others say the HPV vaccine caused other autoimmune diseases and debilitating injuries.
The Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS) was established in 1990 as a means of detecting problems in vaccines. The system is managed by the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
As of Jan. 14, 2020, the VAERS database contains over 64,000 case reports of adverse reactions tied to HPV vaccines worldwide (over 50,000 in the U.S.). More than 9,600 cases reported serious adverse events, including 547 deaths.
Serious adverse events are defined as adverse reactions that result in death, are life-threatening, require hospitalization or lengthen a hospital stay, or result in persistent or significant disability. However, it is estimated that only 1% of serious adverse events are actually reported to VAERS.
The vast majority of HPV vaccine cases, serious cases, and deaths reported in VAERS are tied to Merck’s HPV Gardasil vaccine. For example, of the death cases found in VAERS, Merck is named in 399 (73%).
Learn more about the Gardasil HPV Vaccine Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) in this interview with Gardasil injury lawyer and Wisner Baum senior shareholder Bijan Esfandiari. The Gardasil MDL, which was approved after this interview was conducted in August of 2022, allows HPV vaccine injury cases to move into coordinated discovery and pretrial proceedings. People who allege in lawsuits that they sustained debilitating Gardasil side effects will now be able to have their day in court.
See if you qualify for a Gardasil HPV vaccine lawsuit by filling out our contact form.