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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01576
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01576
Petitioner: Kashaf Zaidi
Filed: 2023-10-16
Decided: 2023-11-15
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2020-10-12
Condition: 
Outcome: dismissed
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Kashaf Zaidi filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 16, 2023, alleging an injury from an influenza vaccination received on October 12, 2020. On October 12, 2023, Petitioner filed a notice of voluntary dismissal. The Chief Special Master dismissed the case without prejudice, noting that the dismissal occurred before the respondent's report was filed, as permitted by Vaccine Rule 21(a)(1)(A). The order concluded proceedings on the merits but specified that no judgment on the merits should be entered by the Clerk's Office. The decision also noted that this case was a duplicate of another filed by a different attorney, and both attorneys intended to collaborate on the claim.

Theory of causation field:
unclear

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01576-0
Date issued/filed: 2023-11-15
Pages: 1
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 10/16/2023) regarding 7 Order Concluding Proceedings. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (abs) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:23-vv-01576-UNJ Document 8 Filed 11/15/23 Page 1 of 1
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 23-1576V
UNPUBLISHED
KASHAF ZAIDI, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: October 16, 2023
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
ORDER CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS1
On September 13, 2023, Kashaf Zaidi filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa—10 through 34.2
Petitioner alleged that she suffered an injury from the influenza vaccination she received
on October 12, 2020. ECF No. 1. On October 12, 2023, Petitioner filed a notice of
voluntary dismissal.3
In light of Petitioner’s “notice of dismissal at any time before service of
respondent’s report” pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a)(1)(A), this case is dismissed
without prejudice. Accordingly, this Order hereby notifies the Clerk of Court that
proceedings “on the merits” of this petition are now concluded, but no judgment
“on the merits” should be entered by the Clerk’s Office.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
1 Although I have not formally designated this Order for publication, I am required to post it on the United
States Court of Federal Claims' website because it contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this
case, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal
Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the Order will be available
to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition,
I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755.
3 This case is a duplicate of another (23-1593V) filed by a different attorney. Because the attorney in this
case has not yet been admitted the Court of Federal Claims’ bar, the notice of voluntary dismissal was
filed with the CM/ECF account of the attorney in the other case. Both attorneys intend to work together on
behalf of Petitioner to prosecute the vaccine claim.