The U.S. Court of Federal Claims has upheld a lower court finding that plaintiffs Theresa and Michael Cedillo had failed to show a link between the vaccines administered to their daughter Michelle and the autism she had subsequently developed. The Court reviewed the case de novo and stated "We have carefully reviewed the decision of the Special Master and we find that it is rationally supported by the evidence, well-articulated, and reason-able. We therefore affirm the denial of the Cedillos’ petition for compensation."
The Cedillo case is one of a number of cases brought under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. More on the case here from BLT, the Blog of Legal Times.
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