Below is an NBC TV News interview on a landmark US court case proving the MMR vaccine caused their child’s brain damage.
The Zeller family state that within days of little Ben’s MMR shot, he began changing drastically. A week later he almost died when he had a feveral seizure and stopped breathing. Subsequently the little boy was declared “permanently brain damaged” by doctors.
In this landmark decision against the US Secretary of Health and Human Services dated July 30, 2008, the court ruled in favour of the family, finding that Ben would not have experienced the seizure disorder without the administration of the MMR vaccine.
“This will open up flood-gates of litigation,” said Beverly Vesel, the lawyer for the Zeller family. “The link does not have to be direct. It can be circumstantial. And if the timeline is there, they will get compensation.”
The Zellers may receive tens of millions of dollars in compensation for damages to their son Ben, caused by the vaccine.