Legal Opinion

Davis v. Secretary of Health & Human Services

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided July 12, 2010No. 07-451VPublishedCited by 196 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER 1

LETTOW, Judge.

Petitioner, Marilyn Davis, seeks review of a decision by a special master dated March 16, 2010, denying her compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub.L. No. 99-660, § 311, 100 Stat. 3743, 3755 (1986) (codified, as amended, at 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-l to -33) (“Vaccine Act”). Ms. Davis alleges that her injection with an influenza vaccine in December 2006 caused her to develop neuromyelitis optica (“NMO”), a disease that damages the myelin, the insulating sheath surrounding a body’s nerves, and affects in particular the optical nerves…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. General Electric Co. v. JoinerSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Althen v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
  5. Moberly v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by196 opinions

  1. Caves v. Secretary of Department of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2011
  2. Isaac v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2013
  3. Paluck ex rel. Paluck v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2012
  4. Davis v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2012
  5. Cozart ex rel. Estate of C.A.C. v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2016

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