Breaking: Federal Court Reopens Case of 24-Year-Old Who Died of COVID Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis

In a major win for medical freedom, a federal court today reopened a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) filed by the family of a 24-year-old college student who died from complications of COVID-19 vaccine-induced myocarditis.

Judge Carl J. Nichols with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the lawsuit in September 2024, ruling that the federal government enjoys sovereign immunity, which protects it from lawsuits.

However, Ray Flores, the attorney representing the estate of George Watts Jr., challenged the dismissal. Flores argued that under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), only a three-judge panel has jurisdiction to grant or deny a motion to dismiss.

After considering the motion, Nichols reversed the dismissal, ruling that his court lacked the jurisdiction to dismiss the suit.

A three-judge panel will now consider the original motion to dismiss, filed in 2023 by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the DOD. The panel will also consider the plaintiff’s argument against the dismissal.

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) is funding the suit.