Steven Houck v. HHS - Hepatitis B, polyneuropathy (2015)

Steven Houck filed a petition on August 9, 2011, alleging that a Hepatitis B vaccine administered on November 8, 2010, caused him to suffer from an autoimmune reaction and/or post-vaccine polyneuropathy. The respondent denied that Mr.

Houck had polyneuropathy and denied that the Hepatitis B vaccine caused his alleged condition or any other injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on December 15, 2014, agreeing to resolve the case through a stipulated award.

Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman found the stipulation to be reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Under the terms of the stipulation, Mr.

Houck was awarded a lump sum of $52,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case.

Petitioner counsel was Ronald Homer of Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C., and respondent counsel was Ryan Pyles of the United States Department of Justice.