Legal Opinion
Hulbert ex rel. Hulbert v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 10, 2002No. 01-5128PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
John C. and Wilma A. Hulbert (collectively “the Hulberts”) appeal the May 16, 2001, judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims which affirmed the special master’s denial of their claim under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § § 300aa-l to 34 (1994) (“Vaccine Act”). Because the special master and the Court of Federal Claims did not err in evaluating the Hulberts’ claim, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
The Hulberts are the parents and next friends of Trevor Kenneth Hulbert (“Trevor”) who, since his birth on July 4, 1985, has suffered from tuberous sclerosis (“TS”). On…
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