Shalala v. Whitecotton

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1995-04-18

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Justice Souter delivered the opinion of the Court. The question in this case is whether a claimant who shows that she experienced symptoms of an injury after receiving a vaccination makes out a prima facie case for compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 100 Stat. 3755 , 42 U. S. C. §300aa-1 et seq. (1988 ed. and Supp. V), where the evi…

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