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

United States Court of Claims

Decided January 3, 1991No. 89-103VPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ANDEWELT, Judge.

This is a child vaccine action brought pursuant to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-l et seq. (West Supp.1990) (the Act). The Act establishes a program for payment of compensation for injuries or death caused by the administration of vaccines. Petitioners, Carl and Rachel Ruben, as parents and legal representatives of their 27-year-old son, Max S. Ruben, allege that their son suffered severe injuries from the administration of a DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus) vaccine inoculation. In a September 12, 1990,…

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Garcia v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  2. Stotts v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Claims · 1991
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