Attorney Paul Brazil was retained by the family of a young child who developed an allergy to beef after receiving the chickenpox (varicella) vaccine in 2010. Beef is an ingredient in the chickenpox vaccine. The child suffered an immediate anaphylactic reaction to the vaccine resulting in itchy throat and swollen eyes. He was rushed to the emergency room where he was treated with antihistamines.
The child seemed to have recovered from the anaphylactic reaction. However, upon undergoing allergy testing it was revealed he had developed an allergy to beef and gelatin, two ingredients contained in the chickenpox vaccine. Following the vaccine, if the child ingested any food that had merely touched beef, he would suffer an allergic reaction.
Attorney Paul Brazil filed a petition in the Court of Federal Claims seeking compensation from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. After nine months of litigation, the Department of Health and Human Services conceded that Mr. Brazil had proven entitlement. The compensation package included:
If you or a loved one may have suffered an adverse reaction to a vaccination, please contact My Vaccine Lawyer at (800) 229-7704 for a free consultation. Our vaccine attorneys would be happy to review your potential case and provide comprehensive legal analysis.
Paul Brazil is a native of Dunmore, Pennsylvania and a graduate of Dunmore High School. For his undergraduate education, he attended Bloomsburg University where he majored in political science. He then went on to earn his JD from Widener University School of Law. Following graduation from law school, Mr. Brazil worked at a large Philadelphia civil defense firm where he litigated workers’ compensation claims and Heart and Lung Act cases. In 2012, he joined with his coworker Max Muller to form Muller Brazil.
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