The case was closely watched on all sides because it challenged the 1986 National Childhood
Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA); that act sought to protect manufacturers from a flood of liability claims — and thereby stabilize the vaccine market — but also preserve a family's right to be compensated for vaccine in
Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA); that act sought to protect manufacturers from a flood of liability
claims — and thereby stabilize the
vaccine market — but also preserve a family's right to be compensated for vaccine in
vaccine market — but also preserve a family's right to be compensated for
vaccine in
vaccine injuries.