Just so we know who we are dealing with...

I just received one of those hoax e-mails that incorrectly tries to attribute something awful to John Kerry, John Edwards, the Democrats, the liberals, etc. In this case it was saying that John Edwards indirectly caused the flu vaccine shortage because of a lawsuit he brought against an American flu vaccine manufacturer in the '80's.

Here are multiple sources disproving the story:

Snopes
about.com
TruthOrFiction.com