Legal Opinion
Ryan Martin, by His Parents and Next Friends, Kim and Samuel Martin v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 15, 1995No. 95-5011PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
Kim and Samuel Martin appeal the October 18, 1994, judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims, No. 90-515V, denying their request for attorneys’ fees and costs. Because we conclude that the Court of Federal Claims had no jurisdiction to award fees and costs in this case, we affirm.
Background
Ryan Martin received diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DPT) and oral polio vaccinations in 1986. He later developed paralysis in his legs. On October 14, 1988, his parents, Kim and Samuel Martin (the Martins), filed suit in state court against two vaccine manufacturers, American…
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