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The major court fights: the vaccine-schedule case, Tylenol, RICO and vaccine-injury claims. Latest Lawsuits headlines on the Live Wire
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This lawsuit decides whether the January 2026 schedule overhaul and Kennedy’s new ACIP can take effect at all. Until the First Circuit rules, the old schedule stays in force and the reconstituted vaccine committee cannot vote.
Months after the administration flagged acetaminophen in pregnancy as a possible autism risk, families who sued Tylenol’s maker get their day in court back. It is the largest autism-causation litigation in the country.
The reform movement's biggest structural wins of 2026, the rewritten schedule and the hepatitis B birth-dose change, are on hold, not repealed. Tracking what is actually in force, versus what is contested in court, is central to reporting this moment honestly.
The group Kennedy once led is using racketeering law against the doctors’ group that sets the tone for pediatric vaccine advice, and that is itself suing HHS over the new schedule. The two cases now run side by side.
