| Date |
Docket Entry |
| 07/03/02 |
Autism General Order #1
(signed by Chief Special Master Gary J. Golkiewicz) |
| 07/08/02 |
Discussion of Issue of "Short-Form" Petitions
(signed by Chief Special Master Gary J. Golkiewicz) |
| 08/02/02 |
Interrogatories and Requests for Production of Documents
(filed by Petitioners' Steering Committee) |
| 08/09/02 |
Designation of Counsel
(Petitioners' Steering Committee designates Jeffrey S. Thompson and Ghada A. Anis as lead counsel) |
| 09/03/02 |
Response to Petitioners' Interrogatories and Request for Production of Documents
(filed by Respondent) |
| 09/03/02 |
Status Report
(Respondent's report on the status of his Response to Petitioners' Interrogatories and Request for the Production of Documents) |
| 09/03/02 |
Respondent's Designation of Lead Counsel
(Respondent designates Vincent J. Matanoski and Mark C. Raby as lead counsel. |
| 09/05/02 |
Autism Update - September 4, 2002
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
| 09/25/02 |
Autism Update - September 25, 2002
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
| 10/11/02 |
Autism Update - October 11, 2002
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
| 11/18/02 |
Autism Update - November 18, 2002
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
| 11/19/02 |
Motion for Protective Order (filed by Respondent) |
| 11/22/02 |
Ruling by the Chief Special Master in Leroy v. Secretary of HHS(filed by Special Master Hastings) |
| 11/25/02 |
Petitioners' Response to Respondent's Motion for Protective Order (filed by Petitioners' Committee) |
| 12/19/02 |
Order (signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
| 12/26/02 |
Autism Update - December 20, 2002
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
| 12/27/02 |
Motion to Withdraw the Motion for Protective Order (filed by Respondent) |
| 1/14/03 |
Autism Update & Order - January 14, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
2/26/03
|
Autism Update & Order- February 26, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
4/02/03
|
Autism Update & Order- April 2, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
5/09/03
|
Autism Update & Order- May 9, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
6/27/03
|
Autism Update & Order- June 27, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
7/30/03
|
Response to Special Master's Questions Concerning the "Issue of Judgments" |
|
8/25/03
|
Designation of Counsel |
|
8/22/03
|
Petitioners' Response to the Special Master's Questions Regarding the Issue of Judgments |
|
9/09/03
|
Order Concerning Judgments Issue |
|
9/09/03
|
Order Placing Stewart Rulings into Master File |
|
9/11/03
|
Petitioners' Steering Committee Memorandum Regarding Third Party Discovery |
|
9/11/03
|
Petitioners' Steering Committee Memorandum Regarding Serial Injury |
|
9/24/03
|
Autism Update & Order- September 24, 2003
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
9/29/03
|
Order Relating to Judgments Issue |
|
9/29/03
|
Order Placing Currie document into Master File |
|
9/30/03
|
Petitioners' Notice of CDC Deposition |
|
9/30/03
|
Petitioners' Request for "Stehr-Green Study" Documents |
|
10/07/03
|
Petitioners' Motion to Issue Third Party Subpoena (MERCK) |
|
10/08/03
|
Order Placing Respondent's Stewart Filings into Master File |
|
10/15/03
|
Petitioners' Supplemental Brief Regarding Judgments Issue |
|
10/17/03
|
Respondent's Supplemental Brief Regarding Judgments Issue |
| 10/20/03 |
Order Placing More of Respondent's Stewart Filings into Master File |
|
10/29/03
|
Notice Concerning Attorneys' Fees |
|
10/29/03
|
Petitioners' Revised Motion for Subpoena Re: Merck |
|
10/30/03
|
Briefing Order Concerning Subpoena Request Re: Merck |
|
10/30/03
|
Respondent's Third Brief Re Judgments Issue |
|
11/07/03
|
Autism Update & Order- November 07, 2003 (signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
11/14/03
|
Merck's Motion for Leave to Proceed |
|
11/14/03
|
Merck's Response to Petitioners' Motion to Issue Revised Third Party Subpoena |
|
11/14/03
|
Merck's Motion for Information |
|
11/26/03
|
Order Re: Merck's Information Request |
|
11/26/03
|
Order Re: Briefing Schedule |
|
11/26/03
|
Respondent's Filing Re: Fees Issues |
|
12/03/03
|
Opening Brief of Aventis Pasteur, Filed Dec.3,2003 |
|
12/03/03
|
Opening Brief of Wyeth's, Filed Dec.3,2003 |
|
12/03/03
|
Opening Brief of Baxter's, Filed Dec.3,2003 |
|
12/03/03
|
Baxter's Motion to Intervene, Filed Dec.3,2003 |
|
12/03/03
|
Brief of SmithKline, Filed Dec.3,2003 |
|
12/11/03
|
Petitioners' Reply Brief Re: Merck Discovery |
|
12/16/03
|
Order Re: CD ROM Filings, Filed Dec.16,2003 |
|
12/16/03
|
Order Re: Baxter's Participation, Filed Dec.16,2003 |
|
12/17/03
|
Petitioners' Notice of FDA Deposition, Filed Dec. 17, 2003 |
|
12/17/03
|
Petitioner's Notice of NIH Deposition, Filed Dec. 17, 2003 |
|
12/29/03
|
Reply Brief of SmithKline, Dec. 29, 2003 |
|
12/29/03
|
Merck's Reply Brief, Dec. 29, 2003 |
|
12/29/03
|
Reply Brief of Wyeth |
|
12/30/03
|
Reply Brief of Aventis, Dec. 30, 2003 |
|
12/30/03
|
Motion Re: Late Brief, Dec. 30, 2003 |
|
12/31/03
|
Order Re: Briefing Schedule |
|
1/05/04
|
Baxter's Joinder in Reply Briefs |
|
1/06/04
|
Order Permitting Late Brief, filed Jan 6, 2004 |
|
1/06/04
|
Order Re: Wood and Currie Opinions, filed Jan 6, 2004 |
|
1/12/04
|
Autism Update & Order- January 12, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
1/16/04
|
Scheduling Order |
|
2/09/04
|
Scheduling Order |
|
2/13/04
|
Scheduling Order Feb.13 |
|
2/19/04
|
Respondent's Response to Scheduling Order |
|
2/20/04
|
Scheduling Order |
|
2/26/04
|
Petitioners' Second Subpoena Request re: Merck |
|
3/09/04
|
Autism Update & Order- March 9, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
3/09/04
|
Petitioners' Motion to Compel Government Discovery and Supporting Memorandum |
|
3/23/04
|
Petitioners' Brief Re: Merck Discovery Issue |
|
3/26/04
|
Petitioners' Exhibit B |
|
4/13/04
|
Scheduling Order |
|
4/20/04
|
Scheduling Order, filed April 20, 2004 |
|
4/23/04
|
Autism Update & Order- April 23, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
4/26/04
|
Merck Response re: Discovery Motion |
|
4/26/04
|
Merck's Motion for Information re: Discovery |
|
5/10/04
|
Petitioners' Reply Brief Re: Merck Discovery |
|
5/17/04
|
Order re: Merck's Motion for Information |
|
5/20/04
|
Scheduling Order |
|
5/26/04
|
Transcript of Oral Argument Re: Merck Discovery |
|
6/07/04
|
Petitioners' Reply Re: Motion to Compel Government Discovery |
|
6/10/04
|
Scheduling Order |
|
6/23/04
|
Autism Update - June 23, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
6/28/04
|
Petitioners' Supplemental Reply Re: Motion to Compel Government Discovery |
|
7/14/04
|
Scheduling Order |
|
7/16/04
|
Ruling Concerning Motion For Discovery From Merck Re: MMR Vaccine |
|
8/30/04
|
Autism Update - August 30, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
9/14/04
|
Notice Re: Judicial Conference |
|
9/29/04
|
Transcript of Oral Argument Re: Government Discovery |
|
10/07/04
|
Petitioners' Exhibits Re: Hearing of 9-23-04 |
|
10/28/04
|
Autism Update - October 28, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
11/12/04
|
Transcript of Oral Argument Re: Government Discovery |
|
12/23/04
|
Autism Update - December 23, 2004
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
2/24/05
|
Autism Update - February 24, 2005
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
4/08/05
|
Petitioners' Amended Motion to Compel Discovery |
|
4/14/05
|
Discovery Order |
|
4/28/05
|
Autism Update - April 28, 2005
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
6/14/05
|
Petitioners' Filing Re: Timing of Expert Reports |
|
6/15/05
|
Order Re: Document Service |
|
6/27/05
|
Autism Update - June 27, 2005
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
7/12/05
|
Respondents' Filing Re: Timing of Expert Reports |
|
7/13/05
|
Respondents' Correction of Service |
|
8/10/05
|
Autism - Judicial Conference |
|
8/11/05
|
Ruling Concerning Issue of Time |
|
9/12/05
|
Judicial Conference and Special "In-Person" Autism Status Conference |
|
9/12/05
|
Order Re: Document Service |
|
9/29/05
|
Autism Update - September 29, 2005
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
11/23/05
|
Order Re: Electronic Filing and Filing of Medical Records on Optical Disc |
|
12/22/05
|
Autism Update - December 22, 2005
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
1/31/06
|
Scheduling Order |
|
1/31/06
|
PSC Expert Reports Re: Requests for Extension |
|
1/31/06
|
Order Allowing Additional Time for Petitioner to File a List of Experts |
|
2/14/06
|
Petitioners' Initial Disclosure of Experts |
|
2/17/06
|
Order Re: Transmission of Documents |
|
3/22/06
|
Supplement to Petitioners' Disclosure of Experts |
|
3/28/06
|
Notice Re Judicial Conference and Potential Vaccine-Related and Autism-Related Activities |
|
4/21/06
|
Second Ruling Concerning Issue of Time for Filing Expert Reports |
|
5/10/06
|
Respondent's Motion for Enlargement of Time, Re: Witness List |
|
5/11/06
|
Omnibus Order Granting Time Extension |
| 5/16/06 |
Autism Update - May 16, 2006
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
|
6/15/06
|
Respondent's Notice of Expert Witnesses |
| 7/18/06 |
Petitioners' Proposal re General Causation Proceedings |
| 7/27/06 |
Respondent's Amendment re Expert Witnesses |
| 9/01/06 |
Supplemental Notice Re Judicial Conference |
| 9/07/06 |
Autism Update - September 07, 2006
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
| 11/27/06 |
Autism Update - November 27, 2006
(signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
| 12/08/06 |
Petitioners' Exhibits 1-85 |
| 12/08/06 |
Petitioners' Second "Motion to Compel" and Exhibits 86-90 |
| 12/13/06 |
Petitioners' Exhibits 91(Expert re-analysis of TSA) |
| 1/09/07 |
Petitioners' Second Proposal Re General Causation Hearing |
| 1/10/07 |
Petitioners' Exhibits 92-94 (Additional Expert Designations) |
| 1/11/07 |
Notice Regarding Reassignment of Autism Cases to Additional Special Masters |
| 1/19/07 |
Respondent's Response to Petitioners' Second Motion to Compel |
| 1/19/07 |
Autism Update - January 19, 2007
(signed by Special Masters George Hastings, Denise Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
| 1/26/07 |
Respondent's Response to Petitioners' Proposed Conduct of General Causation Hearing |
| 1/31/07 |
Scheduling Order
(signed by Special Masters George Hastings, Denise Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
| 2/13/07 |
Order Granting Time Extension |
| 2/15/07 |
Omnibus Order Granting Time Extension |
| 2/26/07 |
PSC Reply Re: General Causation Proceedings |
| 2/26/07 |
Objection of Non-Party Managed Care Organizations to Petitioners' Motion to Compel and for Issuing Third-Party Subpoenas |
| 3/09/07 |
Roster of Petitioner's Steering Committee |
| 3/12/07 |
Order Granting Time Extension |
| 3/14/07 |
Autism Update - March 14, 2007
(signed by Special Masters George Hastings, Denise Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
| 3/19/07 |
PSC Reply Re: Motion to Compel |
| 3/20/07 |
Procedural Order |
| 3/22/07 |
Order Attaching PSC's Position Regarding 'Access' Issue |
| 3/23/07 |
Respondent's Notice of Expert Witnesses |
| 3/26/07 |
Respondent's Second Opposition Re: Motion to Compel |
| 3/28/07 |
MCO's Second Opposition to Petitioner's Motion to Compel |
| 4/03/07 |
Respondent's Position Regarding Public Access |
| 4/04/07 |
Procedural Order |
| 4/09/07 |
PSC Update Re: Test Case Designations |
| 4/17/07 |
Scheduling Order |
| 4/18/07 |
PSC Response Re: Public Access |
| 4/27/07 |
Scheduling Order |
| 4/27/07 |
Order Adjusting Document Service Procedures in OAP |
| 4/27/07 |
Respondent's "Motion for Appropriate Relief" |
| 5/01/07 |
Order Extending Deadline |
| 5/22/07 |
Respondent's Brief Regarding the Daubert Standard |
| 5/25/07 |
Ruling Concerning Petitioners "Second Motion To Compel" |
| 5/25/07 |
Autism Update - May 25, 2007
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 5/29/07 |
Order Denying Exclusion Motions In Cedillo Test Case |
| 5/30/07 |
Order Denying Respondent's Motion for Appropriate Relief |
| 6/01/07 |
Notice of Change of Cedillo Hearing Schedule |
| 6/05/07 |
Order Concerning Case Processing |
| 6/11/07 |
Order |
| 6/12/07 |
List of Expert Witnesses for Cedillo Hearing |
| 6/25/07 |
PSC Proposal RE Second Causation Theory |
| 7/12/07 |
Autism Update - July 12, 2007
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 7/10/07 |
PSC Amendment of Second Motion to Compel |
| 08/08/07 |
PSC Designation of Dr. Woods and CV |
| 08/15/07 |
Order Granting Motion to Amend Witness List |
| 08/16/07 |
Respondent's Proposal for Omnibus Trial Schedule |
| 08/28/07 |
PSC's "Second Theory" Causation Reports of Dr. Sander Greenland and Dr. Richard Deth -- Part IPart II Part III |
| 09/04/07 |
PSC's "Second Theory" General Causation Report of Dr. H. Vasken Aposhian |
| 09/04/07 |
Petitioners' CV of Ronald Kennedy |
| 09/12/07 |
Petitioners' Steering Committee - List of Scientific Articles |
| 09/17/07 |
PSC's List of Potential Test Cases |
| 09/27/07 |
Order Concerning Citations to Scientific Articles |
| 09/27/07 |
Order Concerning Schedule for PSC's "Second Theory" of Causation |
| 09/28/07 |
Autism Update - September 28, 2007
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 10/12/07 |
Order Modifying Schedule for PSC's "Second Theory" of Causation |
| 11/2/07 |
Order Modifying Schedule for PSC's "Second Theory" of Causation |
| 11/19/07 |
Order Modifying Schedule for PSC's "Second Theory" Cases |
| 11/20/07 |
Order Modifying Schedule for PSC's "Second Theory" of Causation |
| 11/20/07 |
PSC's Master List of Medical Literature for Second Theory |
| 11/20/07 |
PSC's Expert Report in Mead Test Case |
| 11/28/07 |
Autism Update - November 28, 2007
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 11/30/07 |
PSC's Master List of Medical Literature for Second Theory |
| 12/10/07 |
Order Modifying Schedule for PSC's 'Second Theory of Causation' Cases |
| 12/12/07 |
Order Concerning Master Exhibit Lists |
| 12/14/07 |
PSC's Expert Report in King Test Case |
| 1/08/08 |
PSC's Expert Report in Krakow Test Case |
| 1/14/08 |
Updated PSC Roster |
| 1/16/08 |
Order Recognizing New PSC Co-Chair, and Directing Service of Documents |
| 1/17/08 |
Autism Update - January 17, 2008
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 3/27/08 |
Autism Update - March 27, 2008
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 4/11/08 |
Motion to Withdraw Krakow Test Case |
| 4/16/08 |
Order Concerning Theories 2 and 3
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
|
4/22/08
|
Expert Report of Dr. Marcel Kinsbourne |
| 4/23/08 |
Autism Update - April 23, 2008
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 4/29/08 |
Respondent's Position Regarding Further Proceedings on Theory 3 |
| 5/06/08 |
Updated PSC Master Reference List of Medical Literature |
| 5/09/08 |
Scheduling Order Re: Theory 2
(Signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 6/17/08 |
Scheduling Order Re: Theory 2
(Signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 7/03/08 |
Order Concerning Theory 2 General Causation Rebuttal
(Signed by Special Masters George Hastings, Denise Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
|
7/08/08
|
Autism Update - July 08, 2008
(signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
|
7/29/08
|
Petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration : Toxicology Rebuttal Testimony and Evidence |
|
7/31/08
|
PSC Notice Re: U.K. Litigation Materials |
|
8/07/08
|
PSC Notice Re: "Theory 3" |
|
8/07/08
|
Updated PSC Master Reference List |
|
8/11/08
|
Respondent's Opposition Re: Toxicology Rebuttal |
|
8/13/08
|
Respondent's Response Re: U.K. Litigation Materials |
|
8/29/08
|
Order Re: Dr. Aposhian's "Theory 2" Rebuttal Report |
| 9/29/08 |
Autism Update - September 29, 2008
(Signed by Special Masters George Hastings, Patricia Campbell-Smith and Denise Vowell) |
|
2/02/09
|
Respondent's Consent to Disclosure of Expert Reports |
| 2/12/09 |
Autism Decision - Cedillo v. Secretary of HHS
(Signed by Special Master George Hastings) |
| 2/12/09 |
Autism Decision - Hazlehurst v. Secretary of HHS
(Signed by Special Master Campbell-Smith) |
| 2/12/09 |
Autism Decision - Snyder v. Secretary of HHS
(Signed by Special Master Vowell) |
|
4/03/09
|
Petitioner's "Theory 2" Rebuttal Report from Dr. Asposhion and Update of PSC Master Reference List of Medical Literature |
| 4/23/09 |
Autism Update - April 23, 2009
(Signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 6/05/09 |
Order Correcting Notice Filed On October 29, 2003 - June 5, 2009
(Signed by Special Masters Patricia Campbell-Smith, Denise Vowell and George Hastings) |
| 7/24/09 |
Autism Ruling by Judge Wiese Hazlehurst v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-654V
(Signed by Judge Wiese) |
| 8/6/09 |
Autism Ruling by Judge Wheeler Cedillo v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 98-916V
(Signed by Judge Wheeler) |
| 8/11/09 |
Autism Ruling by Judge Sweeney Snyder v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 01-162V
(Signed by Judge Sweeney) |
| 10/08/09 |
Notice: Information Concerning How To Exit The Program
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
| 10/09/09 |
Autism Update - October 9, 2009
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
| 3/12/10 |
Mead v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-215V
(Signed by Special Master Campbell-Smith) |
| 3/12/10 |
King v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-584V
(Signed by Special Master Hastings) |
| 3/12/10 |
Dwyer v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-1202V
(Signed by Special Master Vowell) |
| 03/25/10 |
Autism Update - March 25, 2010
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
|
05/13/10
|
Autism Ruling by the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Hazlehurst v. Secretary of HHS |
|
05/20/10
|
Autism Update - May 20, 2010
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
|
08/27/10
|
Autism Ruling by the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Cedillo v. Secretary of HHS |
|
09/29/10
|
Autism Update - September 29, 2010
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
| 10/08/10 |
Notice to Counsel
(signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
|
01/12/11
|
Autism Update - January 12, 2011
(Signed by Special Masters George L. Hastings, Denise K. Vowell and Patricia Campbell-Smith) |
