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Court opinion issued July 24, 2024

Court Opinions (2024)Allan BlutsteinComment

Children's Health Def. v. CDC (D.D.C.) -- in dispute concerning COVID-19 vaccine safety-monitoring records sent to FDA for consultation, ruling that: (1) HHS was not a party to the case by operation of law, but allowing it to move for a stay as an intervenor; and (2) granting stay for six months because several judges in same district had already issued stays affecting access to the same documents, and because FDA was burdened by an “extraordinary production” schedule imposed by a federal court in Texas.

Summaries of all published opinions issued in 2024 are available here. Earlier opinions are available here.