{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_10-vv-00261","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_10-vv-00261-1","petitioner_identifier":"William Bruce Tompkins","is_minor":0,"age_at_vaccination":19.0,"age_unit_raw":"years","vaccine_type":"MMR","vaccination_date":"2008-07-23","condition_raw":"Guillain-Barré syndrome","condition_category":"GBS","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"denied","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2014-05-12","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T03:13:11.931696+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":5,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":3,"theory_of_causation":"Vaccines (set 1 July 23, 2008: MMR, Twinrix, pneumococcal, meningococcal; set 2 Aug 22, 2008: Twinrix dose 2, polio, Tdap) → GBS. William died in car accident; Jeffrey Tompkins (personal rep) substituted. Settlement voided (no authorized signatures; voidable on death). Chief SM Vowell June 21, 2013: DENIED (no preponderant evidence). CFC Damich March 11, 2014: DENIED review, SUSTAINED. Fees $34,500 (good faith/reasonable basis). NOTE: DB outcome='compensated'/award=34500 WRONG; corrected to 'denied'/NULL.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2010-04-28","case_summary":"William Bruce Tompkins, age 19, filed a petition on April 28, 2010, alleging that multiple vaccines administered at Marine Corps boot camp caused him to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome. On July 23, 2008, two days after entering boot camp, he received a set of routine vaccinations that included MMR, Hepatitis A/B (Twinrix), pneumococcal, and meningococcal vaccines. On August 22, 2008, he received a second set of vaccinations including a second dose of Twinrix, polio, Tdap, and others. William had sought treatment for an upper respiratory infection on August 9, 2008, and again on August 15, 2008, before receiving his second set of vaccines.\n\nWilliam Tompkins died as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. Jeffrey Tompkins, his father, was substituted as personal representative of the estate on October 25, 2011. A stipulation of settlement had been signed by William before his death, but it was not finalized because it lacked the authorized signatures of representatives from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice required under Vaccine Rule 11(b). The settlement agreement was voidable upon William's death by its express terms, and respondent chose to void the agreement.\n\nChief Special Master Vowell denied compensation on June 21, 2013, finding that petitioner had not established by preponderant evidence that the vaccines caused William's GBS. Petitioner filed a motion for review on July 22, 2013, arguing that the Chief Special Master had improperly weighed the evidence and misapplied relevant legal standards. The Court of Federal Claims, Judge Damich, issued an opinion on March 11, 2014, denying the motion for review and sustaining the decision. The court found that the Chief Special Master's factual findings were supported by substantial evidence and that the correct legal standards had been applied.\n\nChief Special Master Vowell had previously awarded $19,000.00 in interim attorneys' fees and costs on February 11, 2013. On April 17, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation for final fees and costs covering all charges by petitioner's original counsel, Stephen Leshner, and subsequent counsel, Murray Henner. The final award of $34,500.00, representing all legal expenses in the matter, was made payable jointly to Jeffrey Tompkins and Mr. Henner, with petitioner responsible for distributing the appropriate share to former counsel.","is_minor_inferred":null,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Denise K. Vowell","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"William Bruce Tompkins","petitioner_attorney_name":"Murray Henner","petitioner_attorney_firm":null,"petitioner_attorney_location":"Scottsdale, AZ","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:46:21","attorney_canonical_keys":"|murray-henner|","firm_canonical_key":null,"package_title":"TOMPKINS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_10-vv-00261","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_10-vv-00261.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_10-vv-00261.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_10-vv-00261-0","title":"TOMPKINS v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"JUDGE VACCINE REPORTED OPINION re: 58 Judgment. Signed by Judge Edward J. Damich. 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