The mother of a young woman who sued the State and drugs giant GSK after contracting the sleep disorder narcolepsy following the Pandemrix flu vaccine has said the family were left devastated by what she called the "hostile" and "aggressive" State defence of the claim in the High Court. The mother of a young woman who sued the State and drugs giant GSK after contracting the sleep disorder narcolepsy following the Pandemrix flu vaccine has said the family were left devastated by what she called the "hostile" and "aggressive" State defence of the claim in the High Court. Her daughter broke down during her cross-examination and the family was left deeply upset by what she claimed the State had forced them to go through over the previous seven years. "We did not want to have to take this action," Mrs Bennett told the Sunday Independent. Please log in or register with Independent.ie for free access to this article.

Source: Irish Independent November 24, 2019 06:11 UTC