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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00430
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00430
Petitioner: Tina Noonan
Filed: 2013-06-27
Decided: 2017-04-21
Vaccine: hepatitis B
Vaccination date: 2011-04-21
Condition: demyelinating polyneuropathy
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 300000

AI-assisted case summary:
On June 27, 2013, Tina Noonan filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Ms. Noonan alleged that she developed a demyelinating polyneuropathy as a result of receiving a hepatitis B vaccination on or about April 21, 2011. The respondent denied that the hepatitis B immunization caused the petitioner's injury. However, the parties reached a joint stipulation to settle the case, which was filed on March 26, 2017. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the court. As part of the settlement, petitioner Tina Noonan was awarded a lump sum of $300,000.00, payable by check, 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 was represented by Danielle Strait of Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA, and respondent was represented by Gordon Shemin of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Tina Noonan alleged that a hepatitis B vaccination received on or about April 21, 2011, caused her to develop a demyelinating polyneuropathy. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation on March 26, 2017, agreeing to settle the case. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation, awarding petitioner $300,000.00 as compensation for all damages. The public decision does not specify the medical mechanism, expert testimony, or specific evidence supporting the theory of causation, nor does it detail the clinical presentation or diagnostic findings.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00430-0
Date issued/filed: 2017-04-21
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 3/27/2017) regarding 67 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (mw) Copy to parties.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
(Filed: March 27, 2017)
No. 13-430V
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TINA NOONAN, * UNPUBLISHED
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Petitioner, * Decision on Joint Stipulation;
* Demyelinating Polyneuropathy;
v. * Hepatitis B (“Hep B”) Vaccine.
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Danielle Strait, Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA, Washington, DC, for petitioner.
Gordon Shemin, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Roth, Special Master:
On June 27, 2013, Tina Noonan [“Ms. Noonan,” or “petitioner”] filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 Petitioner alleges that
she developed a demyelinating polyneuropathy as a result of receiving a hepatitis B vaccination
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I
intend to post this decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance
with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified
as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012)). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), a party
has 14 days to identify and move to delete medical or other information, that satisfies the criteria
in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4)(B). Further, consistent with the rule requirement, a motion for
redaction must include a proposed redacted decision. If, upon review, I agree that the identified
material fits within the requirements of that provision, I will delete such material from public
access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755.
Hereinafter, for ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent
subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2012).
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on or about April 21, 2011. See Stipulation, filed March 26, 2017, ECF No. 66, at ¶¶ 1-4.
Respondent denies that the hepatitis B immunization caused petitioner’s injury. Stipulation at ¶
6.
Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to settle the case. On March 26, 2017, the parties
filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle this case and describing the settlement terms.
Respondent agrees to issue the following payment:
A lump sum of $300,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Tina
Noonan. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be
available under § 300aa-15(a).
I adopt the parties’ stipulation attached hereto, and award compensation in the amount
and on the terms set forth therein. The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in
accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Mindy Michaels Roth
Mindy Michaels Roth
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party filing a
notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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