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Vaccine Cases (PUBLISHED)

Year
Month
Deciding Official

Date FiledDeciding OfficialCase NameKeywords: Click here to download opinion
09/03/2008Judge WolskiJODY L. NORDWALL, as trustee for the next of kin of MATEO TORI, deceased, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (05-123V)Vaccine Act; motion for review of decision, Vaccine Rule 23; table injury; causation-in-fact; encephalopathy; vasogenic edema; autopsy as contemporaneous medical record; DTaP; expert witness credibility
08/21/2008Special Master MoranBREANNE BARBER, a minor, by her parent and natural guardian, DANA IMLAY, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (99-434V)Attorneys’ fees and costs; hourly rate for attorney; Rupert IV; number of hours for a paralegal; cost for an expert; reasonable basis
08/19/2008Special Master MoranMARK ARNOLD and ROBIN ARNOLD parents of JONATHAN ARNOLD, minor child, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (02-1084V)Autism, statute of limitations,Markovich
08/13/2008Special Master GolkiewiczRUBY HOPKINS, a minor, by her parents and natural..., v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (00-745)Entitlement; Expert Credibility; Hearing Loss; Treating Doctors
08/13/2008Special Master GolkiewiczFINN HOPKINS, a minor, by his parents... v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (00-746V)Entitlement; Expert Credibility; Hearing Loss; Treating Doctors
07/31/2008Special Master MillmanJANE DOE/22, v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, [redacted]VEntitlement; hepatitis B vaccine followed by heel pain; next hepatitis B vaccine followed by arm pain; upper respiratory infection and small fiber neuropathy/GBS variant
07/31/2008Judge WilliamsJOHN DOE/11 and JANE DOE/11, as representatives of the v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPT. OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (99-212V)National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-1, et seq.; Burden of Proof; Prima Facie Case; Unrelated Factor; Hepatitis B Vaccine; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
07/30/2008Special Master VowellDONNOVAN LAMAR, a minor, by his mother and natural... v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (99-583V)Attorney Fees and Costs; Good Faith in Filing; Reasonable Basis for Filing; Reasonable Basis for Maintaining Petition; Insufficiently Justified Costs; Expert Consultant; Duplicate Billing
07/30/2008Special Master VowellDESMOND LAMAR, a minor, by his mother and natural ... v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (99-584V)Attorney Fees and Costs; Good Faith in Filing; Reasonable Basis for Filing; Reasonable Basis for Maintaining Petition; Insufficiently Justified Costs; Expert Consultant; Duplicate Billing;
07/30/2008Special Master AbellERIN ZELLER and BENJAMIN S. ZELLER, parents of BENJAMIN... v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (06-0120V)MMR,INTRACTABLE SEIZURES, SIGNIFICANT AGGRAVATION, PROXIMATE CAUSATION,SUBSTANTIAL FACTOR
07/23/2008Special Master MillmanLESLI RIDGWAY and MICHAEL RIDGWAY, Individually ..., v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (06-834V)Entitlement; significant aggravation of preexisting influenza A virus, causing encephalopathy and sequelae
07/23/2008Special Master Campbell-SmithLINDA P. VENEMAN, v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (06-203V)Stipulation; Trivalent Influenza Vaccination; Alleged Serum Sickness
07/22/2008Special Master GolkiewiczJESSICA KUTTNER, AS THE LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE OF HER ... v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF HUMAN SERVICES (06-195W)Stipulation; HepB; idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura(ITP)
07/17/2008Special Master VowellGABRIEL GENE RODRIGUEZ AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE... v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (06-559V)Attorney Fees; Laffey Matrix; Forum Rate; Geographic Rate; Prevailing Market Rate; Due Process;Petitioner’s Burden; Reasonable Hourly Rate
07/14/2008Special Master MoranKAREN TIUFEKCHIEV, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (05-437V)Entitlement, hepatitis B, treating doctors.
06/26/2008Judge WheelerKELLY BOLEY, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (05-420V)Review of Special Master’s Vaccine Act Decision; Hepatitis B Vaccine; Vaccine Rules 3(b)and 8(c); Lack of Fundamental Fairness; Hearing Improprieties;Failure to Consider Relevant Evidence; Denial of Post-Hearing Briefs; Remand for Further Proceedings
06/03/2008Special Master AbellREGINA and SHANNON LEMIRE, parents of DESTINY LEMIRE, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (01-0647V)REGINA and SHANNON LEMIRE, parents of DESTINY LEMIRE, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES,
05/30/2008Special Master MoranCARLY IRIS DUNCAN, a minor, by her parents and natural guardians, ... v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (99-455V)Attorneys’ fees; reasonable number of hours
05/28/2008Special Master MillmanLORI BARILLARO, v. SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (99-408V)Entitlement; hepatitis B vaccine followed 3 weeks later by optic neuritis and ultimately MS
05/23/2008Special Master MoranSALLY SIGAL, as Special Administrator and Legal Representative ..., v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (07-489V)Motion to dismiss; Estate may not seek compensation for a vaccine-related injury; Zatuchni