80 FR 51568 - 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 164 (August 25, 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 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51568-51570]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20944]


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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, 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

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Federal Register.'' Set forth below is a list of petitions received by 
HRSA on July 1, 2015, through July 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.
    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, 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: August 19, 2015.
James Macrae,
Acting Administrator.

List of Petitions Filed

1. Penny Walden, Urbana, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0685V
2. Wendy Norris, Irvine, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0686V
3. Whitney Hill on behalf of C. T., Deceased, Piermont, New York, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 15-0687V
4. Anton Schumacher, Norristown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0692V
5. Lisa Davis, Annapolis, Maryland, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0693V
6. Michael Rishwain, Stockton, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0695V
7. Arlyne Rothenberg, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0696V
8. Eve Dineen and Daniel Dineen on behalf of Ennio Dell Dineen, Napa, 
California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0700V
9. Adele Hamilton, Manchester Township, New Jersey, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0701V
10. Judith Schultz, Glen Falls, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0702V
11. Jenine Gail Fugate, Huntington, West Virginia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0703V
12. Thomas Shinskey, Glen Rock, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0713V
13. Sasha Martin on behalf of A. N. M., Deceased, Toledo, Ohio, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 15-0715V
14. Katie Davis on behalf of J.L.D., Baxley, Georgia, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0716V
15. Steven Pancoast, Hampton, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0718V
16. Leonora Bantugan on behalf of Manuel Bolotaolo, Deceased, Simi 
Valley, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0721V
17. John M. Dallas, Mason City, Iowa, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0722V
18. Thomas Reece, Crossville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0724V
19. Jasmatie Hardeen and Ryon Hardeen on behalf of R. H., Vienna, 
Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0726V
20. John Deselm, Highland, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0727V
21. Constance Wadkins, Clackamas, Oregon, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0728V
22. Darlene Steele, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0729V
23. Stefenie Hilario, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0730V
24. Michelle Fisher and Ricky Fisher on behalf of C. F., Omaha, 
Nebraska, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0731V
25. Dana Cohen, Glen Rock, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0733V
26. Amy N. Heddens, Seattle, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0734V
27. Yvette Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0735V
28. Gladys Guzman, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0736V
29. Lauren Briggs on behalf of E. B., Commack, New York, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0737V
30. Michael Mulligan, Jacksonville, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0738V
31. Ninebeth Gal, Woodland Hills, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0739V
32. Amy Loeding, Billings, Montana, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0740V
33. Candice Cheung on behalf of A.N., Beverly Hills, California, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 15-0741V
34. Kellie M. DiPietro, Washington, District of Columbia, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0742V
35. Cindy M. Del Tufo, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0745V
36. Amanda Green, Largo, Florida, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0748V
37. Gary Bondi, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0749V
38. Paul Balek, Chicago, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0750V
39. Allison Holland, Cincinnati, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0751V
40. Peter C. Harrington, Pensacola, Florida, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0752V
41. Jennifer Arnett, Dayton, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0753V
42. Ashley Encinias, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0755V
43. Dean Waasted, Orange, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0757V
44. Sandra G. Price, Wichita, Kansas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0759V
45. Richard D. Epperson, Lee's Summit, Missouri, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0760V

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46. Brenda K. Barbee, Raleigh, North Carolina, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0761V
47. Tina Lazicki, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0762V
48. Mary Jo Maleport, Kentwood, Michigan, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0763V
49. Dawn Kelly, Midway, Georgia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0765V
50. John M. Robinson, Napa, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0766V
51. Shawn Shorkey, Dallas, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0768V
52. Michael Purcell, Rochester, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0770V
53. Carrie Payne, Beaver, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0771V
54. Hannah Marie Robinson, Moore, Oklahoma, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0772V
55. Brynn Contino on behalf of G. C., New Market, Maryland, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0773V
56. Melissa Jones, Lexington, Kentucky, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0774V
57. Jane K. Baker, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0775V
58. Heather Caron on behalf of A. C., Waterville, Maine, Court of 
Federal Claims No: 15-0777V
59. Thomas Dyroff, Devon, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0780V
60. Kelly Dillon, Leesburg, Virginia, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0781V
61. Brenda Benjamin, Dublin, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 
15-0782V
62. Teresa Cook, Rochester, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0783V
63. Cheri Fox, Bonney Lake, Washington, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0784V
64. Christina Nolen on behalf of Nicholas Nolan, Louisa, Virginia, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0787V
65. Lindey Martin and Raynard Martin on behalf of I.R.M., Deceased, 
Powell, Ohio, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0789V
66. Heathe Heller and Jenna Heller on behalf of H. H., Decatur, Texas, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0792V
67. Sherry Harrison, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0795V
68. Amy Uscher on behalf of M. U., Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0798V
69. Christina Brethauer, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal 
Claims No: 15-0800V
70. Jennifer Cirillo, Tucson, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0801V
71. Asharam Tamang, Albany, California, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0802V
72. Samuel Webb, Phoenix, Arizona, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0803V
73. Jeff Curran, Denver, Colorado, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0804V
 74. Melissa Lee Madsen, Hopewell, New Jersey, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0807V
75. Karl Zimmerman, Sandwich, Illinois, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0809V
76. George Hendrickson on behalf of E. H., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 
Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0812V
77. Jean Mann, New York, New York, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-0813V
78. Christi Canada on behalf of L. C., Beverly Hills, California, Court 
of Federal Claims No: 15-0814V
79. James Wright, Beverly Hills, California, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0815V
80. Jennifer Toole, San Antonio, Texas, Court of Federal Claims No: 15-
0816V
81. Shanna Molina, Providence, Rhode Island, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0817V
82. Kevin Sanford, Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0818V
83. Dorothy Linginfelter, Knoxville, Tennessee, Court of Federal Claims 
No: 15-0819V

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