Legal Opinion
Cedillo v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 27, 2010No. 2010-5004PublishedCited by 362 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
This case is one of approximately five thousand cases that have been filed under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-l to -34 (“Vaccine Act”) in the Court of Federal Claims claiming a link between childhood vaccines and autism. The Special Masters created the Omnibus Autism Proceeding (“OAP”) to determine the relationship, if any, between vaccines and autistic spectrum disorders.
Petitioners Theresa and Michael Cedillo seek compensation on behalf of their daughter, Michelle Cedillo (“Michelle”). Their case is a part of the OAP proceeding.…
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