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Homeland
Security Bill
Homeland
Security Bill Provision, November 2002
Growing to be possibly the largest litigation issue in history,
the thimerosal suits suddenly might be restricted due to the
provision slipped mysteriously into the Homeland Security
Bill signed on November 25, 2002. The provision protects Eli
Lilly & Co., in addition to other drug makers, from lawsuits
regarding thimerosal, the mercury laden preservative used
widely in the 1990s in vaccines.
Thimerosal
is believed by many to cause autism and other adverse health
effects, resulting in around 4,000 lawsuits being filed predominantly
against Eli Lilly in under two years. The provision has left
parents even more confused and angry that drug companies are
being protected from being found responsible for the cases
of autism that may be caused because of the thimerosal.
Now
parents wishing to take legal action for the possible thimerosal
causing health effects seen in their children must do so under
the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Act, which has many
limitations and restrictions.
Although
there has been a lack of responsibility taken for the slipped
in provision protecting Eli Lilly and other drug companies
in Washington, many people are wondering if Eli Lilly's close
ties to the administration and extremely large monetary contribution
given to the Republican campaign, far surpassing the amount
given by any other pharmaceutical company has anything to
do with the subsequent legal protection.
December
2002
Mitch Daniels, White House budget director and former Eli
Lilly & Co. executive, denies any involvement in the Eli
Lilly vaccine liability protection that was slipped into the
homeland security bill in November 2002 mysteriously. Thimerosal
has been the subject of controversy because it is a mercury
based preservative found in vaccines that has a possibly link
to children developing autism after vaccination. House Majority
Leader Dick Armey, whom is also retiring, later claimed sole
responsibility for the provision, however the investigation
is still being conducted to find out how the Eli Lilly thimerosal
protection was added.
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House
majority leader Dick Armey put an item in the homeland
security law to protect pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly
from lawsuits over a controversial vaccine compound,
reports Jim Acosta.
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Dan Burton's speech before
Congress from November 22, 2002 regarding his disbelief
that special provisions regarding thimerosal in the homeland
security act.
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