Legal Opinion

Defenza v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

United States Court of Federal Claims

Decided June 16, 2026No. 18-1601Published

1Opinion of the Court

In the United States Court of Federal Claims STACY L. DEFENZA as administrator of ESTATE OF LINDA L. CHERVENOK, Petitioner, No. 18-1601 v. (Filed Under Seal: May 29, 2026) (Reissued Publicly: June 16, 2026) SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Jeffrey S. Pop, Kristina E. Grigorian, Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, Beverly Hills, California, for Petitioner. Nina Y. Ren, Trial Attorney, Julia M. Collison, Assistant Director, Heather L. Pearlman, Deputy Director, Jonathan D. Guynn, Acting Director, Torts Branch, Brett A. Shumate, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Althen v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
  3. Rose Capizzano v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2006
  4. Debra Ann Knudsen, by Her Parents and Legal Guardians, Doris P. Knudsen and Dale Knudsen v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
  5. June Shyface and Patricia Shyface, as Legal Representatives of the Estate of Cheyenne Michael Shyface v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999

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