Legal Opinion
John Hanlon and Ruth Ann Hanlon, Parents and Next Friends of Michael Hanlon v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 20, 1999No. 98-5120PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Chief Judge.
John and Ruth Ann Hanlon appeal the judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims, Hanlon v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 40 Fed. Cl. 625 (1998), affirming the special master’s denial of their claim under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-l to -34 (1994 & West Supp.1999) (“Vaccine Act”). Because the special master and the Court of Federal Claims properly evaluated their petition, we affirm.
Background
Michael Hanlon was born on March 30, 1978 with tuberous sclerosis (TS), a genetic disorder that results in cortical…
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