Claim Against Drug Company Dismissed.

One-year-old died after receiving his vaccine shot. His parents received $250,000 compensation from a government fund, and then brought action against the manufacturer of the vaccine. The federal district court dismissed the action on a motion for summary judgment, finding the claim was foreclosed by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act [42 U.S.C. § 300aa-22]. The Ninth Circuit affirmed. Holmes v. Merck & Co. (Ninth Cir.; September 25, 2012) (Case No. 08-16557) 697 F.3d 1080.