AGENCY:
Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program), as required by Section 2112(b)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of Health and Human Services is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compensation under the Program, the United States Court of Federal Claims is charged by statute with responsibility for considering and acting upon the petitions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For information about requirements for filing petitions, and the Program in general, contact the Clerk, United States Court of Federal Claims, 717 Madison Place NW., Washington, DC 20005, (202) 357-6400. For information on HRSA's role in the Program, contact the Director, National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 08N146B, Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443-6593, or visit our Web site at: http://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/index.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Program provides a system of no-fault compensation for certain individuals who have been injured by specified childhood vaccines. Subtitle 2 of Title XXI of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa-10 et seq., provides that those seeking compensation are to file a petition with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and to serve a copy of the petition on the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who is named as the respondent in each proceeding. The Secretary has delegated this responsibility under the Program to HRSA. The Court is directed by statute to appoint special masters who take evidence, conduct hearings as appropriate, and make initial decisions as to eligibility for, and amount of, compensation.
A petition may be filed with respect to injuries, disabilities, illnesses, conditions, and deaths resulting from vaccines described in the Vaccine Injury Table (the Table) set forth at 42 CFR 100.3. This Table lists for each covered childhood vaccine the conditions that may lead to compensation and, for each condition, the time period for occurrence of the first symptom or manifestation of onset or of significant aggravation after vaccine administration. Compensation may also be awarded for conditions not listed in the Table and for conditions that are manifested outside the time periods specified in the Table, but only if the petitioner shows that the condition was caused by one of the listed vaccines.
Section 2112(b)(2) of the PHS Act, 42 U.S.C. 300aa-12(b)(2), requires that “[w]ithin 30 days after the Secretary receives service of any petition filed under section 2111 the Secretary shall publish notice of such petition in the Federal Register.” Set forth below is a list of petitions received by HRSA on February 1, 2016, through February 29, 2016. This list provides the name of petitioner, city and state of vaccination (if unknown then city and state of person or attorney filing claim), and case number. In cases where the Court has redacted the name of a petitioner and/or the case number, the list reflects such redaction.
Section 2112(b)(2) also provides that the special master “shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to submit relevant, written information” relating to the following:
1. The existence of evidence “that there is not a preponderance of the evidence that the illness, disability, injury, condition, or death described in the petition is due to factors unrelated to the administration of the vaccine described in the petition,” and
2. Any allegation in a petition that the petitioner either:
a. “[S]ustained, or had significantly aggravated, any illness, disability, injury, or condition not set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table but which was caused by” one of the vaccines referred to in the Table, or
b. “[S]ustained, or had significantly aggravated, any illness, disability, injury, or condition set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table the first symptom or manifestation of the onset or significant aggravation of which did not occur within the time period set forth in the Table but which was caused by a vaccine” referred to in the Table.
In accordance with Section 2112(b)(2), all interested persons may submit written information relevant to the issues described above in the case of the petitions listed below. Any person choosing to do so should file an original and three (3) copies of the information with the Clerk of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims at the address listed above (under the heading “For Further Information Contact”), with a copy to HRSA addressed to Director, Division of Injury Compensation Programs, Healthcare Systems Bureau, 5600 Fishers Lane, 08N146B, Rockville, MD 20857. The Court's caption (Petitioner's Name v. Secretary of Health and Human Services) and the docket number assigned to the petition should be used as the caption for the written submission. Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, related to paperwork reduction, does not apply to information required for purposes of carrying out the Program.
Dated: March 28, 2016.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.
List of Petitions Filed
1. Tessa Skrypek on behalf of D. S., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0146V
2. Brandie Sanders, Cypress, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0147V
3. Taylor K. Frady on behalf of A. F., Deceased, Piermont, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0148V
4. Robert Kern, Lower Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0150V
5. Katherine R. Hime, South Bend, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0151V
6. Emma Hicks, Madison, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0153V
7. Christina Garber, Honolulu, Hawaii, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0154V
8. Joseph T. Renfroe, Hiram, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0156V
9. Hannah Mackie, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0157V
10. Laura McClary, Sacramento, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0158V
11. Richard Watkins, Arlington, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0159V
12. Merrill D. Woods, Grandview, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0160V
13. Debra Byrd, Allston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0162V
14. Tracy Conley, Dublin, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0163V
15. Donna Bartholomew, Walnut Creek, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0164V
16. Anna Johnson, Indianapolis, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0165V
17. John D. Buser, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0166V
18. Adam Gonzalez and Melissa Lopez on behalf of L. G., Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0167V
19. Annette Eberhart, Rancho Mirage, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0169V
20. Linda Kimbrough on behalf of G. A., Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0170V
21. Phuong Dinh on behalf of C. N., Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0171V
22. Luis Lao, Orlando, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0172V
23. Tarro Dussault, Redding, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0173V
24. Roger M. Steck, North Tonawanda, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0177V
25. Kathleen Theobald, Vallejo, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0178V
26. Alison Benincasa, Warrington, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0179V
27. Joseph Barcello, Stamford, Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0180V
28. Alison Clark, Radnor, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0181V
29. Christie Kirby, Cheyenne, Wyoming, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0185V
30. Tyrone Barr, Salem, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0187V
31. Susan Keller, Madison, Connecticut, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0188V
32. Rose McAlister, Austin, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0189V
33. Kathryn Stacy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0190V
34. Saurabh Agarwal and Mukta Agarwal on behalf of R. A., Algonquin, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0191V
35. Robert Whaley, Osceola, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0192V
36. Melissa Franklin, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0193V
37. Jay P. Bhattacharyya, Vienna, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0195V
38. Angelia R. Andrews, Mountain View, Missouri, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0196V
39. Tina Marie Copenhagen, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0198V
40. Lu Ann Kendrick, Chiefland, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0202V
41. Kyara Galindo, Austin, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0203V
42. Daniel Mulvihill, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0207V
43. Talia Service, Arden, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0208V
44. Michael A. Halcrow, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0212V
45. Danny Stotler and Nicole Tracy on behalf of R. S., Salida, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0213V
46. Marni Shapin, Baltimore, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0214V
47. Richard Warner, Saratoga Springs, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0216V
48. Sandra Retzlaff, Bloomington, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0217V
49. Evonne Risdall, Santa Barbara, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0218V
50. Allene Larson, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0219V
51. Consuelo Lory, Maple Shade Township, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0220V
52. Lindsey Desrosiers, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0224V
53. Elizabeth Schandel, Farmingville, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0225V
54. Gary Friedland, Teaneck, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0228V
55. Lana Cooper-Jones, Beverly Hills, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0229V
56. Melissa Wagner, Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0232V
57. Janet Alles, Portage, Indiana, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0233V
58. Meghan Lee Stapleton, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0234V
59. Mary Sue Allen on behalf of Ronald M. Allen, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0239V
60. Johnnie Evans, Jr. on behalf of Johnnie Evans, Sr., Deceased, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0240V
61. Omary Rocha on behalf of Nestor Rocha, Linwood, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0241V
62. Jimmon Watson, Alexandria, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0242V
63. Melissa L. Will, Salem, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0244V
64. Oliva Guzman, Eugene, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0246V
65. Scott Kashkin, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0247V
66. Carolyn Lanier, Sandusky, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0250V
67. Elizabeth Neeley, Madison, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0251V
68. Stephanie Rosenthal, La Jolla, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0253V
69. Kelly Carter, Jacksonville, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0254V
70. Cheryl Bourgerie, Simi Valley, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0255V
71. Maureen Li, Arcadia, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0256V
72. Linda Simmonds, Belfair, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0258V
73. Gregg Riley, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0262V
74. Alicia Leann Bohn on behalf of B. G., deceased, Piermont, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0265V
75. Armando Tinoco, Denver, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0266V
76. Laurel Cutter, Beverly Hills, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0267V
77. Duane Morgan, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0269V
78. James Kerrigan on behalf of A. K., Linwood, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0270V
79. Susan Pless, Concord, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0271V
80. Edward E. Burchett, Jr., Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0274V
81. Christine Toddish, Willowbrook, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0275V
82. Mark V. Davis, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0276V
83. Rosemarie Ward, Sicklerville, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0278V
84. Patricia Villano, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0279V
85. Velma Finn, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0280V
86. Teresa Bollinger, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0281V
87. Gretchen Kokotovich, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0282V
88. Heather Moreau on behalf of Douglas C. Riemer, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0283V
89. Deborah Bynum on behalf of C. J., Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0284V
90. Anibal Pinto, Dresher, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0285V
91. Emily Claire Fontenot Quibodeaux on behalf of R. H. Q., Birmingham, Alabama, Court of Federal Claims No: 16-0286V
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