Legal Opinion
Melissa Hines, on Behalf of Her Minor Daughter, Amber Sevier v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 31, 1991No. 91-5027PublishedCited by 495 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
Melissa Hines (now known as Melissa Hines Sevier, herein “Sevier”), on behalf of her minor daughter, Amber Sevier, appeals the judgment of the United States Claims Court denying her compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (Vaccine Program), established pursuant to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (Vaccine Act), 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-l through 300aa-34 (1988 & Supp. I 1989), for injuries allegedly caused by the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Hines v. Secretary of the Dep’t of Health and Human Servs., 21 Cl.Ct. 634 (1990).…
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