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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00999
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00999
Petitioner: Victor York
Filed: 2015-02-12
Decided: 2015-03-11
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2011-11-16
Condition: chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 182500

AI-assisted case summary:
Victor York filed a petition on February 12, 2015, alleging that he developed chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) as a result of receiving an influenza and/or a tetanus-diptheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine on November 16, 2011. He further alleged that he experienced residual effects of his injury for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccinations caused his CIDP or any other condition. Despite this denial, the parties reached a joint stipulation for damages. Special Master Thomas L. Gowen found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the court. Victor York was awarded $182,500.00 as compensation for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The award was paid in the form of a check payable to Victor York. The parties waived their right to seek review of the decision. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation. Petitioner counsel was Ronald C. Homer of Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C., and respondent counsel was Debra A. Filteau Begley of the United States Department of Justice.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Victor York alleged that he developed chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) following vaccination with an influenza and/or Tdap vaccine on November 16, 2011, and experienced residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied causation. The parties entered into a joint stipulation for damages, which was adopted by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen. The stipulation awarded petitioner $182,500.00. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused the CIDP. The decision date was March 11, 2015. Petitioner's counsel was Ronald C. Homer, and respondent's counsel was Debra A. Filteau Begley.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00999-0
Date issued/filed: 2015-03-11
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/12/2015) regarding 23 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen. )(mpj) Copy to parties.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 13-999V
Filed: February 12, 2015
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VICTOR YORK *
* Special Master Gowen
Petitioner, *
* Joint Stipulation on Damages;
v. * Influenza (“Flu”) Vaccine;
* Tetantus-diptheria-accellular
* pertussis (“Tdap”); CIDP
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
*
Respondent. *
*
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ronald C. Homer, Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C., Boston, MA, for petitioner.
Debra A. Filteau Begley, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
On December 17, 2013, Victor York (“petitioner”) filed a petition pursuant to the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2006). Petitioner alleged
that as a result of receiving an influenza (“flu”) and/or a tetanus-diptheria-acellular pertussis
(“Tdap”) vaccines on November 16, 2011, he developed chronic inflammatory demyelinating
polyneuropathy (“CIDP”). Stipulation ¶ 2, 4, filed Feb. 11, 2015. Further, petitioner alleged that
1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for the undersigned’s action in this case,
the undersigned intends to post this ruling on the website of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, 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 (2006)). As provided by Vaccine Rule
18(b), each party has 14 days within which to request redaction “of any information furnished by
that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or
confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b).
2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in Part 2 of the National
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as amended,
42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2006) (Vaccine Act or the Act). All citations in this decision to
individual sections of the Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S.C.A. § 300aa.
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he experienced residual effects of his injury for more than six months. Id. at ¶ 4.
On February 11, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation in which they state that a decision
should be entered awarding compensation. Respondent denies that the flu and/or Tdap
vaccinations caused petitioner’s CIDP, or any other condition. Id. at ¶ 6. Nevertheless, the parties
agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds the stipulation
reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages on the terms set forth
therein.
The parties stipulate that petitioner shall receive the following compensation:
A lump sum of $182,500.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Victor York.
This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under
42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
Id. at ¶ 8.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation.
Accordingly, an award should be made consistent with the stipulation.
The clerk of the court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of
the parties’ stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Thomas L. Gowen
Thomas L. Gowen
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of
notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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