Legal Opinion
K.L. v. Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided August 8, 2017No. 12-312VPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vaccine Act; HPV Vaccine; Special Master; Althen v. Secretary of Health and Human Services; Due Process; Expert Testimony; Vaccine Rule 3; Vaccine Rule 8.
OPINION
HORN, J.
On May 11, 2012 petitioner K.L.2 filed a timely petition for compensation with the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-l to - 34 (2012) (Vaccine Act). On March 17, 2017, Special Master Brian H. Corcoran3 of the United States Court of Federal Claims denied petitioner’s claim for an award of compensation, finding that the weight of evidence was…
2Cases cited77 opinions
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Avera v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2008
- Althen v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2005
- Moberly v. Secretary of Health & Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2010
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3Cited by16 opinions
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