80 FR 12016 - National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 43 (March 5, 2015)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12016-12017]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05089]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions 
Received

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 11C-26, Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443-6593.

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 Section 2114 of the 
PHS Act or as set forth at 42 CFR 100.3, as applicable. This Table 
lists for each covered childhood vaccine the conditions which 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 January 1, 2015, through January 
31, 2015. 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.

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    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. ``Sustained, 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. ``Sustained, 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, Room 11C-26, 
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: February 25, 2015.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Jason Chevalier, Wakefield, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0001V
2. Juan Alvarado, Rockaway Park, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0002V
3. Kimberly Durgala, Johnson City, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0003V
4. Leanell Jones, Fairfield, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0004V
5. Marion Eugene Hayward, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0005V
6. Kathleen Konen on behalf of Joseph Konen, Lexington, Michigan, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0006V
7. Deborah Valles, Oak Lawn, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0007V
8. William Davis and Nicole Davis on behalf of Z.D., Lexington, 
North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0008V
9. Wyatt Tanner, Columbus, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0011V
10. John Ford, Charleston, South Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0012V
11. Martin Crowley, Parris Island, North Carolina, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0015V
12. Candie Decker on behalf of A.D., Great Neck, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0017V
13. Norman Reed, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0018V
14. Erica Vancleave, Mill Creek, Washington, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0019V
15. Linda Schorel, Hudson, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0021V
16. Oscar A. Dighero, Garden Grove, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0022V
17. Brandie Terry, Brazoria, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0023V
18. Randall Ho, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0025V
19. Elaine Stout, Centreville, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0026V
20. Rachael Hanna, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0031V
21. Julie Reiling, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0032V
22. Sherry Smith, Sarasota, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0033V
23. Rachel Faucher, Berlin, New Hampshire, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0034V
24. Cynthia Kuhn, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0035V
25. Wahib Mashini, Irvine, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0036V
26. Patricia Lynne Spilman, Towson, Maryland, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0037V
27. Linda Roche, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0038V
28. Audra Najera, San Diego, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0039V
29. Jamie Emerson, Boston, Massachusetts, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0042V
30. Todd Carlson and Carrie Carlson on behalf of E.C., Vienna, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0043V
31. Willard First, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0047V
32. Louis Danni, Niagara Falls, New York, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0048V
33. Violet Wilson, Auburn, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0049V
34. Douglas Tullio, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0051V
35. Timothy Kelly, Jackson, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0052V
36. Craig Richardson, Princeton, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0053V
37. Thomas Steffens on behalf of William K. Woll, Deceased, Venice, 
Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0059V
38. Rebeca Vega Henchys, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0060V
39. Finnettia Garner, Houston, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0063V
40. Margaret Carpenter, Easton, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0064V
41. Leah Hawkins Bennett on behalf of Varnadora McNeal Hawkins, 
Deceased, Winter Haven, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0065V
42. Jillaine Burghardt, Lake Success, New York, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0067V
43. David Hoskins, Jr. on behalf of Annabelle Hoskins, Deceased, 
Huber Heights, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0071V
44. Leslie Hammond, Ephraim, Utah, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0072V
45. Jose De La Cruz Herrera, Birmingham, Alabama, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0076V
46. Laura Williams, Farmville, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0080V
47. Phyllis Webb, Millsboro, Delaware, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0081V
48. Gail A. Clements on behalf of Ronald Clements, Deceased, 
Murrieta, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0083V
49. Angelika Belgrade, Wilmington, Delaware, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0084V
50. Sevela DePlush and Mykelle D'Tiole on behalf of M.J.D., Bayside, 
California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0085V
51. Michelle Schneider on behalf of R.S., Leander, Texas, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0086V
52. Jacqueline Haim, Weston, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0089V
53. James Moore, Weston, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0090V
54. James Bojan on behalf of J.D.B., Baraboo, Wisconsin, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0091V
55. Laurie Dart, St. Petersburg, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0092V
56. Colleen Dotson, El Cajon, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0093V
57. Gloria Massey Chinea, Irvine, California, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0095V
58. Anthony Forziati, Belmont, Massachusetts, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0096V

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