Tue Aug 15, 2023 – 3:12 pm EDT
DETROIT (LifeSiteNews) — A Michigan Circuit Court judge has issued a potentially landmark decision in a case involving a man who says he was injured by Remdesivir.
According to his lawyers, Dan Nowacki of metro Detroit suffered two strokes and had his leg amputated in 2021 days after receiving multiple doses of Remdesivir that were produced by Gilead Sciences.
Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act, manufacturers of Remdesivir and vaccines for the COVID-19 virus are legally protected from liability if individuals experience physical harm from their products.
The judge’s decision, which was handed down last week, ruled that Gilead is not shielded by the PREP Act, a move that is likely to increase the possibility of future class actions lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies.
Nowacki is in his 80s and lived an active life with his wife before being administered Remdesivir at St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea Hospital on the east side of Michigan. He is now confined to a wheelchair.
Nowacki’s attorney Ven Johnson of Johnson Law said in a press conference last week that the hospital took several months to confirm he was given
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