In Germany, there are currently 209 active lawsuits filed by people suffering from adverse reactions to the covid vaccine. One law firm believes that many more are on their way and that they have over 1500 clients for the same reason.
More and more people suffering from various side effects of the Covid vaccine are taking the pharmaceutical giants to court. For example, a woman who works in the healthcare industry recently sued BioNTech for injuries she suffered from the injection. She suffered from upper body pain, swollen body parts, fatigue and sleep disorders.
During the week, a man in the town of Rottweil was also questioned after he claimed to have suffered vision problems after receiving a Covid vaccine from BioNTech. Ahead of the start of the compensation process on Monday, the Ministry of Health (BGM) revealed that 209 compensation cases are currently pending before the country’s courts.
In Germany, the state pays a large portion of the legal costs as well as possible future damages. Lawyer Joachim Caesar-Preller, who represents the man in the Rottweil trial, believes that the state’s assumption of the pharmaceutical companies’ costs could have an impact on the negotiations.
– The state is taking on a double role in the Covid trials, which is problematic, says Caesar-Preller.
Attorney Tobias Ulbrich of Rogert & Ulbrich, who represents the woman suing BioNTech, says they currently represent about 1,500 clients who claim to have been injured by the company’s vaccines. He, too, sees the government’s dual role as problematic.
– The manufacturers have no interest in settling because the government is paying their lawyers, he says.
