Lisa Ericzon v. HHS - HPV, cerebral vasculitis (2015)

On February 18, 2010, Lisa Ericzon, as parent and legal representative of the estate of J.E., filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on behalf of her minor child, J.E. The petition alleged that J.E. developed cerebral vasculitis caused by the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, and that J.E.'s death was a sequela of this injury.

J.E. received the HPV vaccine on July 16, 2007, September 17, 2007, and February 20, 2008. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the HPV vaccines caused J.E.'s cerebral vasculitis, any other injury, or her death.

Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on July 9, 2015. The stipulation stated that the petitioner would receive a lump sum of $200,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages.

Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed.

Ronald Craig Homer represented the petitioner, and Debra A. Filteau Begley represented the respondent.

The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details of J.E.'s condition, any diagnostic tests performed, or treatments received. The specific mechanism of causation was not detailed in the public decision.