Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services
United States Court of Claims
Decided November 7, 1989No. 89-7 VPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER1
RADER, Judge.
In this action under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-l (Supp. V 1987) (the Act), petitioners seek compensation for injuries to Mr. Donald Shaw. On September 15, 1969, Dr. H.W. Houf administered a measles vaccine to Mr. Shaw, then a four-year-old child. Twenty minutes after the vaccination, Mr. Shaw collapsed and stopped breathing. Five weeks later, Mr. Shaw suffered a seizure. Over the past 20 years, Mr. Shaw has suffered from a recurring seizure disorder.
On January 27, 1989, petitioners filed a claim…
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