Legal Opinion
Conway Beverley Carter Brown v. Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 30, 1990No. 90-5046PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services appeals the judgment of the Claims Court, 18 Cl.Ct. 834 (1989), compensating Conway Beverley Carter Brown under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to -34 (1988) (current version at 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 300aa-10 to -34 (West Supp.1990)). We reverse in part and remand.
Background
As an infant, in 1967 Brown contracted polio after she was given the Sabin oral polio vaccine. The disease left her with permanent disabilities, including muscle atrophy and paralysis in one arm and weakness in her legs.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Brown v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human ServicesUnited States Court of Claims · 1989
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3Cited by27 opinions
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