Preliminary settlement reached in autism lawsuit 
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: June 21, 2010
Tags: autism, California, treatment
Families of children with autism in eastern Los Angeles, Calif. County appear to have prevailed in a fight to maintain state funding for a popular therapy for the disorder.
Judge approves $5 million settlement in student abuse case
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: June 1, 2010
Tags: autism, student abuse, teacher
The families of seven autistic students allegedly abused by their teacher in 2001 and 2002 each will be paid between $400,000 and $1.22 million under a settlement agreement approved Thursday by a federal judge.
Parents can’t prove vaccine-autism link
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: May 14, 2010
Tags: autism, MMR vaccine, Vaccine act
Parents bringing a claim under the Vaccine Act cannot prove their child’s autism was caused by the MMR (measles mumps and rubella) vaccine, the Federal Circuit has ruled in affirming the Court of Federal Claims.
Vaccine court says no link to autism
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 12, 2010
Tags: autism, Omnibus Autism Proceedings, vaccines
The federal vaccine court has ruled in three separate cases that there is no link between thimerosal, a preservative containing mercury, and autism.
Experts can’t testify about autism link
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: May 18, 2009
Tags: autism, thimerosal, vaccine litigation
A plaintiff’s experts were not sufficiently qualified to testify that his autism and mental retardation were caused by the preservative thimerosal in the vaccines he took as a child, Maryland’s highest court has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Vaccine claims thrown out
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: March 16, 2009
Tags: autism, vaccines
The plaintiffs in three cases alleging a causal link between childhood vaccines and autism have failed to show a connection, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has ruled.
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