VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01383
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01383
Petitioner: JANET CAKIR, as parent and guardian of C.A.C., a minor
Filed: 2016-04-21
Decided: 2016-05-12
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: dismissed
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Janet Cakir, as parent and guardian of C.A.C., a minor, filed a petition for vaccine compensation on November 16, 2015, alleging that various vaccinations injured C.A.C. The public decision does not specify the vaccines received or the alleged injuries. On April 20, 2016, Petitioner moved for a decision dismissing her petition, citing insufficient proof of causation. The Special Master granted this motion. Accordingly, the case was dismissed, and no award was made. The public decision does not describe the clinical story, expert testimony, or specific reasoning beyond the petitioner's motion.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Janet Cakir filed a petition for vaccine compensation on November 16, 2015, alleging injury to minor C.A.C. from various vaccinations. The specific vaccines, vaccination dates, and alleged injuries are not detailed in the public decision. On April 20, 2016, Petitioner moved for dismissal, citing insufficient proof of causation. Special Master George L. Hastings granted the motion, dismissing the case without an award. The public decision does not describe the medical condition, onset, symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert opinions regarding the theory of causation.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01383-0
Date issued/filed: 2016-05-12
Pages: 1
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 4/21/16) regarding 14 DECISION of Special Master Signed by Special Master George L. Hastings. (jtl) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:15-vv-01383-UNJ Document 17 Filed 05/12/16 Page 1 of 1
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 15-1383V
Filed: April 21, 2016
Not to be Published
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JANET CAKIR, as parent and *
guardian of C.A.C., a minor, *
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Petitioner, * Petitioners’ Motion for a
* Decision Dismissing the Petition;
v. * Insufficient Proof of Causation; Vaccine
* Act Entitlement; Denial Without Hearing
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND *
HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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DECISION
On November 16, 2015, Petitioner filed a Petition for Vaccine Compensation in the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (“the Program”),1 alleging that various
vaccinations injured C.A.C. The information in the record, however, does not show entitlement
to an award under the Program.
On April 20, 2016, Petitioner moved for a decision dismissing her petition.
Accordingly, this case is dismissed. The Clerk shall enter judgment accordingly.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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George L. Hastings, Jr.
Special Master
1 The Program comprises Part 2 of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100
Stat. 3755, codified as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 et seq. (hereinafter “Vaccine Act” or “the Act”). Hereafter,
individual section references will be to 42 U.S.C. § 300aa of the Act.