Tracey Lynne Moore v. HHS - Influenza, systemic influenza vaccine systemic immune response (characterized by rash, myalgias, fever, arthraligias, and progressive severe disability) (2015)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Tracey Lynne Moore filed a petition on September 9, 2011, alleging that an influenza vaccination she received on February 9, 2009 caused her to suffer a systemic immune response characterized by rash, myalgias, fever, arthralgias, and progressive severe disability, with residual effects lasting more than six months. On October 20, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation.
Respondent denied that the flu vaccination caused petitioner's systemic immune response, any other injury, or her current disability. Nonetheless, the parties agreed to resolve the case through stipulation, and Special Master Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.
Petitioner received a lump sum of $80,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). On October 5, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs.
Special Master Corcoran awarded $20,398.32, payable jointly to petitioner and her counsel, Theodore F. Goralski Jr., of Sanders Law Firm.
Petitioner did not personally incur any reimbursable costs.
Theory of causation
Flu Feb 9, 2009 → systemic immune response (rash, myalgias, fever, arthralgias, progressive severe disability). Stipulation Oct 20, 2014; SM Corcoran. $80,000. Fees $20,398.32 (Goralski). decision_date corrected: '2014-11-25'→'2015-10-28' (granule 1 date_issued; DB had damages decision date).
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_11-vv-00578