Legal Opinion
SIMANSKI v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 6, 2012No. 2011-5050PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to examine the procedures employed by a special master in adjudicating a petition for compensation stemming from a vaccine-related injury. The procedural history of this case is quite complex, and to conduct a fair assessment of the issues raised on appeal requires that we review it in some detail.
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Olivia Simanski was born on November 2, 2000. Aside from having a low birth weight, she appeared to be healthy. She was scheduled to receive her first set of vaccines at a pediatric visit two months later, but because she was suffering from some…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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