PUBLIC LAW 99-660—NOV. 14, 1986
100 STAT. 3759
"(2)(A) No person may bring a civil action for damages in an amount greater than $1,000 or in an unspecified amount against a vaccine manufacturer in a State or Federal court for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine after the effective date of this subtitle, and no such court may award damages in an amount greater than $1,000 in a civil action for damages for such a vaccine-related injury or death, unless— "(i) a petition has been filed, in accordance with section 2116, under subsection Oa) for compensation under the Program for such injury or death, "(ii) a district court of the United States has issued a Ckjurts, U.S. judgment under section 2112 on such petition, and "(iii) such person elects under section 2121(a) to file such an action. "(B) If a civil action which is barred under subparagraph (A) Courts, U.S. is filed in a State or Federal court, the court shall dismiss the action. If a petition is filed under this section with respect to the injury or death for which such civil action was brought, the date such dismissed action was filed shall, for purposes of the limitations of actions prescribed by section 2116, be considered the date the petition was filed if the petition was filed within one year of the date of the dismissal of the civil action. "(3) No vaccine manufacturer may be made a party to a civil action (other than a civil action which may be brought under paragraph (2)) for damages for a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine after the effective date of this subtitle. "(4) If in a civil action brought against a vaccine manufacturer before the effective date of this subtitle damages were denied for a vaccine-related injury or death or if such civil action was dismissed with prejudice, the person who brought such action may file a petition under subsection (b) for such injury or death. "(5)(A) A plaintiff who on the effective date of this subtitle has pending a civil action for damages for a vaccine-related injury or death may, at any time within 2 years after the effective date of this title or before judgment, whichever occurs first, elect to withdraw such action without prejudice and file a petition under subsection (b) for such injury or death. "(B) If a plaintiff who on the effective date of this subtitle had pending a civil action for damages for a vaccine-related injury or death does not withdraw the action under subparagraph (A), such person may not file a petition under subsection (b) for such injury or death. "(6) If a person brings a civil action after the effective date of this subtitle for damages for a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine before the effective date of this subtitle, such person may not file a petition under subsection (b) for such injury or death. "(7) If in a civil action brought against a vaccine manufacturer for a vaccine-related injury or death damages are awarded under a judgment of a court or a settlement of such action, the person who brought such action may not file a petition under subsection (b) for such injury or death.
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