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Marc Plavin and Toni Reiss, Parents and Next Friends of Rachel Leah Reiss-Plavin v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Citation: 184 F.3d 1380Docket: 98-5168

Court: Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; October 20, 1999; Federal Appellate Court

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims in the case of Marc Plavin and Toni Reiss, as parents and next friends of Rachel Leah Reiss-Plavin, against the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The decision was rendered on September 8, 1999, with a denial for rehearing and suggestion for rehearing en banc on October 20, 1999. The case was argued by Robert T. Moxley from Gage and Moxley for the petitioners-appellants and by Mary Hampton Mason from the U.S. Department of Justice for the respondent-appellee, with additional support from several attorneys. The Chief Judge Mayer, Circuit Judge Lourie, and District Judge Black presided over the case, with the affirmation based on the reasoning outlined in a related case, Hanlon v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed on the same day.