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Maza ex rel. Maza v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided July 22, 2005No. 03-2653 VPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HODGES, Judge.

Petitioners Jennifer and Russell Maza filed for compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to -34. They allege that their minor child suffered encephalitis as a result of measles-mumps-rubella vaccination. The Special Master dismissed their petition after conducting an evidentiary hearing. She ruled that petitioners failed to demonstrate causation. We affirm the Special Master’s decision.

I. Background

Jordan Maza was born on November 11, 1999. He received the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine on November 13, 2000. Jordan’s mother took…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Debra Ann Knudsen, by Her Parents and Legal Guardians, Doris P. Knudsen and Dale Knudsen v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
  2. June Shyface and Patricia Shyface, as Legal Representatives of the Estate of Cheyenne Michael Shyface v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
  3. Gary G. Bunting, as Father and Next Friend of Bradley Bunting, a Minor v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  4. Mary Ann Jay and Michael H. Jay, as Legal Representatives of Matthew Michael Jay, Deceased v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
  5. Snyder v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Snyder ex rel. Snyder v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2009
  2. Hodge v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2015
  3. Mosley v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2015
  4. Exum v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2025
  5. Greene v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2020

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