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04/27/2026

Federal Class Action Lawsuit Claims Native American Allotment Owners from the Five Tribes Were Denied Oil and Gas Payments. Read more: https://www.mctlaw.com/indian-law/federal-class-action-tribal-landowners-denied-oil-gas-payments/

04/22/2026

HHS is trying to throw out a lawsuit from a woman who says she suffered a serious reaction after a COVID vaccine but cannot access compensation through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Her lawsuit asks a simple question: did HHS and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. follow the law on how vaccine injury claims should be handled? She says the answer is no. Read More:

A legal challenge alleges Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and HHS are blocking access to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program by failing to add COVID vaccines, putting compensation rights at risk.

02/20/2026

We are honored to welcome attorney Kimberly Sloan to mctlaw. Kimberly joins the Firm's vaccine injury team and will represent clients in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). She brings more than 17 years of courtroom litigation experience, along with a strong commitment to client advocacy and communication.

You can learn more about Kimberly Sloan here: https://www.mctlaw.com/get-to-know-us/kimberly-sloan/

10/29/2025

We’re excited to welcome Julia McInerny to mctlaw as a Partner in our vaccine injury litigation practice. She brings more than 25 years of legal experience, including key roles at the DOJ and NIH, adding even more strength to our nationally recognized VICP team. Learn more about her:

Julia McInerny has joined mctlaw as a partner, bringing more than 25 years of experience in healthcare litigation. Her background includes significant work in the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice. Before joining mctlaw, Julia served as...

10/23/2025

Our vaccine injury legal team attended the Vaccine Injured Petitioners Bar Association (VIP Bar) Annual Conference yesterday in Washington, DC.

Attorneys Anne Toale and Jennifer Maglio recently presented on three high-profile Federal Circuit vaccine injury appeals that they successfully won. These landmark decisions have the potential to impact future VICP claims. Attorney Altom Maglio also spoke at the event, sharing insights on the latest developments in vaccine litigation within the American Association for Justice (AAJ).

We’re proud to have our team leading important conversations in the vaccine injury legal community.

10/14/2025

SIRVA Claim Results in $158,276 Payout After Flu Shot Complications. Read more: https://go.mctlaw.com/158k-payout

10/02/2025

Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Pneumonia Vaccine: Federal Program Awards $136K Settlement. Visit: https://go.mctlaw.com/136k-settlement

09/29/2025

$192,665 Awarded in Flu Vaccine Injury Case Resulting in Transverse Myelitis. Read full article: https://go.mctlaw.com/192665-award

09/18/2025

Record-breaking $42 Million Jury Verdict Signals Accountability in Washington Civil Case Over State’s Failure to Protect Child from Abuse. Learn more:

A Spokane County jury awarded a record-breaking $42 million verdict in a recent civil trial led by attorneys Talis Abolins of mctlaw, and...

08/18/2025

Thank you to the Seattle Times for covering the story of our client, Sally Brownfield, who was disenrolled from the Squaxin Island Tribe in Washington. Credit goes to the Tribe for maintaining a judicial system that allows disenrollees to appeal. That process is still underway for Ms. Brownfield. Mctlaw attorney Kehl Van Winkle has filed his briefing and will deliver oral argument before the Tribal Court on August 26.

Sally Brownfield was part of the Squaxin Island Tribe for decades. This spring, the small tribe near Olympia disenrolled her and dozens of other people. “It’s incredibly emotional,” a tribal member says.

08/08/2025

On August 7, 2025, attorneys and paralegals from mctlaw took part in a training hosted by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims Bar Association. The session focused on how lawyers can request that the government pay their clients’ legal fees after winning certain types of cases in the Court of Federal Claims.

This kind of reimbursement is allowed under special laws known as “fee-shifting statutes.” The training helped legal teams learn the best way to apply for those fees so their clients don’t have to carry the full cost of taking legal action.

Photo: Attorneys Jeffrey Nelson and LeeAnne Pedrick