Legal Opinion
Massing v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 21, 1991No. 90-5078PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioners appeal from the February 22, 1990 judgment of the United States Claims Court (Merow, J.), case no. 89-51 V, dismissing petitioners’ claim for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 through 300aa~34 (1988) (hereinafter §§ 10 through 34 of the Act). 19 Cl.Ct. 511. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
This case arises from the death of ten-week old Christopher Massing. On January 13, 1986, Christopher was vaccinated with Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus (DPT) vaccine in the office of his pediatrician, Dr. Joseph Wise. The next day, Christopher was…
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- Shelly Wiggins and Michael Wiggins v. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
- Massing v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Claims · 1990
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