Advocates of a bipartisan bill to extend and expand compensation for Americans exposed to nuclear radiation by the government are now grappling with a new wrinkle they fear could impede their efforts. While the bill’s sponsors pressure Speaker Mike Johnson (R.-La.) to give it a House vote following its passage in the Senate, Utah’s senators have… […]
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Delaware Court Judge Voids Elon Musk’s $55BN Compensation Package
Delaware Court Judge Voids Elon Musk’s $55BN Compensation Package A Delaware judge voided Elon Musk’s $55 billion pay package after a Tesla shareholder brought a case to court claiming it was excessive. The consequences of the ruling could have major implications for Tesla’s governance structure, but their implementation will hinge on a forthcoming appeal, according […]
Walmart to offer managers company stock as compensation
The country’s largest retail store will now hand out stock grants to store managers as part of compensation packages. Walmart announced the change Monday, adding to an increase in salary made earlier this month. Store managers can now see stock grants as high as $20,000 per year for the largest stores, with smaller store managers… […]
Activists seek broader compensation for Americans exposed to radiation after decades in limbo
Many Americans exposed to radiation by nuclear testing have spent decades awaiting recompense for the long-lasting and sometimes devastating impacts to their health that have resulted from their exposure. Now, a coalition of activists from St. Louis and New Mexico is working with the support of a bipartisan supermajority of senators to broaden the pool of such Americans who are eligible for federal compensation. … […]
Historic Compensation Fund Approved At UN Climate Talks
“Loss and damage is a way of both recognizing past harm and compensating for that past harm,” said Dartmouth climate scientist Justin Mankin. Source Views: 0
Workers’ Compensation: A Pathway to Immediate Relief for COVID Vaccine Injury Victims?
11/16/22 Workers’ Compensation: A Pathway to Immediate Relief for COVID Vaccine Injury Victims? In interviews with The Defender, three lawyers discussed workers’ compensation strategies that may help private-sector employees who sustained COVID-19 vaccine injuries obtain financial relief. By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. Miss a day, miss a lot. Subscribe to The Defender’s Top News […]
Australia now offering up to $600k in compensation for Aussies seriously injured by Covid-19 Vaccines
Australia now offering up to $600k in compensation for Aussies seriously injured by Covid-19 Vaccines Tap News / Weaver Due to the fact that so many Australian citizens are falling ill post-Covid-19 vaccination, the Australian government is rolling out a new compensation scheme to keep people quiet. Local media, which is based in Sydney, reported […]
Detention centre in Lithuania opened after inmate won compensation
Lithuania has opened up a former riding club on the outskirts of its capital Vilnius to the media which was once used by the CIA as a rendition facility. It came after the Justice Ministry paid compensation to Abu Zubaydah, who, according to human rights groups, was tortured whilst being interrogated by the CIA in […]
Migrant Farmworkers Are Being Left Out Of Roundup Cancer Compensation
Above Photo: Workers in a farm field in Nipomo, California, in San Luis Obispo County. (Tony Webster / Flickr) In 2018, a California school groundskeeper took Monsanto Company to court, alleging that Roundup, one of America’s most popular weed killers, caused his Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer. The jury agreed and ordered Monsanto to pay the man $289 million […]
Canberra Unveils COVID-19 Vaccine Compensation Scheme
Meanwhile, children aged 12 to 15 have been given the green light by Australia’s regulators to be COVID-19 vaccinated, with the national rollout ticking over the milestone of having one-third of adults fully jabbed. The ACT leads the way with 41 percent of the national capital’s over-16s fully vaccinated, with Western Australia trailing the pack […]
Vaccine Injury Compensation Data
Vaccine Injury Compensation Data Most Recent Data Report National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Data Report (PDF – 247 KB) – updated August 1, 2021.Updated monthly, and includes the number of petitions filed; adjudications compensated and dismissed; awards paid by type and amount; claims by vaccine; and adjudication categories by vaccine. The United States has the safest, […]
Norway to pay compensation for AstraZeneca side effects as patients who suffered from Pfizer & Moderna watch and wait
2 Jul, 2021 © Reuters / Ann Wang Follow RT onAt least three claims over serious side effects of Oxford-made vaccine AstraZeneca have been upheld in Norway, resulting in financial compensation. Dozens more are expecting a ruling in connection with coronavirus-jab reactions. The Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation (NPE) will make payments to three […]
Compensation for Covid victims- The government ought to revisit its plea before the apex court
To Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, I understand from recent news reports (https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/mha-tells-supreme-court-ex-gratia-payment-rs-4-lakh-covid-19-deaths-affordability-states) that the Centre has contended before the apex court that it would not be able to pay an ex-gratia relief of Rs 4 lakhs to Covid victims for the reason that “utilisation of scarce resources for giving ex-gratia, may have unfortunate consequences of affecting […]
The NZ MoH appears somewhat ‘at sea’ regarding possible compensation should you experience a CV VX injury
Remember your government has released Pfizer from any liability for their product if it happens to harm you (and it has, unless you are believing mainstream spin). Listen to this woman whose experience proved you’re on your own if things go wrong. EWR Posted on NZ MOH site, June 3 2021 Taken from a transcript […]
U.S. Government Compensation Payments for Deaths and Injuries due to Flu Shots Now Exceed $1 BILLION
Another Milestone and Compensation Trending Downward by Wayne Rohde Image from Walgreens.com. Late last summer the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP) reached a milestone that no one should be proud of. The total amount of compensation and fees paid out for injuries and deaths as the result of the influenza vaccine crossed the $1 […]
Why Rs2 lakh is too little compensation for the dead in Uttarakhand
Soon after the disaster in Uttarakhand on February 7, 2020, when a deluge washed away two hydropower plants and left at least 100 dead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that a sum of Rs2 lakh each would be given to the families of each of the dead, and Rs50,000 each to those who have sustained […]
People Injured By COVID Vaccines In U.S. Will Not Receive Compensation From VICP
Many countries have a vaccine injury compensation program. Canada, for example, recently created one just prior to the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. These programs compensate people who have been and are injured by one or more vaccines, which in some cases have been known to cause hospitalizations due to severe adverse reactions, permanent disabilities […]
Israel’s compensation for the false arrest of a Palestinian is a fraction of what Jews receive
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Canada Creates A Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Before COVID Vaccine Rollout
By Arjun Walia What Happened: The Canadian government has announced that it’s implementing a pan-Canadian no-fault vaccine injury support program for all Health Canada approved vaccines. According to the government, the program “will ensure that all Canadians have to have fair access to support in the rare event that they experience an adverse reaction to a […]
Sudan, US ink deal blocking further compensation claims in American courts
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan says it has signed an agreement with the US that could effectively stop any future compensation claims being filed against the African country in US courts, following Washington’s decision to remove the country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism. The deal restores in US courts what is known as […]