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Rotoli, Myers, Torbett, Porter, and Hager vs. the Secretary of Health and Human Services
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In the following cases, Rotoli, Myers, Torbett, Porter, and Hager vs. the Secretary of Health and Human Services, five (5) petitioners alleged that the hepatitis B vaccine had caused them to suffer autoimmune hepatitis. After several days of hearing, a special master determined that the petitioners' expert immunologist, who testified on behalf of all five petitioners, was neither credible nor truthful when he. . . (Read the Full story by clicking here)
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Dory Zatuchni, Executrix of the Estate of E. Barbara Synder, deceased
v. Sec'y of HHS
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In 1994, Barbara Snyder filed a claim alleging a rubella vaccine caused her to suffer chronic arthralgia (joint pain) and fibromyalgia. Barbara died on April 28, 2005 before a decision. On May 6, 2005, eight (8) days after Barbara's death, a special master issued. . .(Read the Full story by clicking here)
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Capizzano v. Sec'y of HHS
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On March 9, 2006, in a clear victory for petitioners in the Vaccine Program, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued Capizzano v. Sec'y. The Court held, once again, that petitioners need not present peer-reviewed scientific literature to prevail. It is enough, the Court said, if a petitioner provides a . . . (Read the Full story by clicking here)
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Stevens v. Sec'y of HHS; No. 99-594 (2/24/2006)
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On February 24, 2006, Special Master Laura Millman ruled that a hepatitis B vaccine caused an adult woman to suffer transverse myelitis (TM), a serious neurological, demyelinating disorder. The evidence in this case was stronger than most, because the petitioner suffered two separate episodes of. . . (Read the Full story by clicking here)
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Althen v. Sec'y of HHS; No. 04-5146v (Federal Circuit - 7/29/05)
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In Althen v. Sec'y of HHS, a landmark decision by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court lightened the burden of proof for petitioners in the Vaccine Program. Previously, the courts had described a petitioner's burden as "heavy lifting." However, the Court made clear a person need only show a vaccine was . . . (Read the Full story by clicking here)
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