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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00004
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00004
Petitioner: L.R.
Filed: 2014-01-02
Decided: 2018-05-01
Vaccine: DTaP, IPV/OPV, PCV-13, Hep B, and Rotavirus
Vaccination date: 2011-10-03
Condition: acute-onset Transverse Myelitis (“TM”)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 1181999

AI-assisted case summary:
On January 2, 2014, Michelle and Michael Renaud filed a petition on behalf of their minor daughter, L.R., alleging that she suffered from acute-onset Transverse Myelitis (TM) as a result of receiving DTaP, IPV/OPV, PCV-13, Hep B, and Rotavirus vaccinations on October 3, 2011. The respondent denied causation. However, on April 2, 2018, the parties filed a joint stipulation to settle the case. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation. The settlement awarded a total of $1,181,999.33. This amount included a lump sum of $1,071,714.33 for first-year life care expenses, lost future earnings, and pain and suffering, payable to the parents as guardians of L.R.'s estate. An additional lump sum of $110,286.61 was awarded for past unreimbursable expenses, payable directly to Michelle and Michael Renaud. The stipulation also provided for an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract. The court directed the clerk to enter judgment accordingly. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, treatments, or expert testimony.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioners alleged that L.R. suffered from acute-onset Transverse Myelitis (TM) as a result of receiving DTaP, IPV/OPV, PCV-13, Hep B, and Rotavirus vaccinations on October 3, 2011. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation to settle the case on April 2, 2018. The stipulation awarded $1,181,999.33, comprising $1,071,714.33 for first-year life care expenses, lost future earnings, and pain and suffering, payable to L.R.'s estate, and $110,286.61 for past unreimbursable expenses, payable to the parents. An amount for an annuity was also included. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00004-0
Date issued/filed: 2018-05-01
Pages: 12
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 04/02/2018) regarding 67 Decision on Joint Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (JS) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:14-vv-00004-UNJ Document 71 Filed 05/01/18 Page 1 of 12
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-04V
Filed: April 2, 2018
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MICHELLE RENAUD and MICHAEL * UNPUBLISHED
RENAUD, as Parents and Natural *
Guardians of Minor, L.R., *
*
Petitioner, * Decision on Joint Stipulation;
v. * Transverse Myelitis (“TM”); DTaP,
* IPV/OPV, PCV-13, Hep B, and Rotavirus
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * vaccinations.
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Kate G. Westad, Esq., Larkin Hoffman, et al, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, for petitioners.
Claudia B. Gangi, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Roth, Special Master:
On January 2, 2014, Michelle Renaud and Michael Renaud (“petitioners”) filed a petition
on behalf of of their minor daughter, L.R., pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program.2 Petitioners allege that L.R. suffered from acute-onset Transverse
Myelitis (“TM”) as a result of receiving a DTaP, IPV/OPV, PCV-13, Hep B, and Rotavirus
vaccinations on October 3, 2011. Petition, ECF No. 1. Respondent denied causation;
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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Case 1:14-vv-00004-UNJ Document 71 Filed 05/01/18 Page 2 of 12
nevertheless, on April 2, 2018, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle this case.
Stipulation, ECF No. 66. Respondent agrees to issue the following payment:
a. A lump sum of $1,071,714.33, which amount represents compensation for first
year life care expenses ($240,417.25), lost future earnings ($581,297.08), and
pain and suffering ($250,000.00), in the form of a check payable to petitioners as
guardian(s)/conservator(s) of the estate of L.R. for the benefit of L.R. No
payments shall be made until petitioners provide respondent with documentation
establishing that they have been appointed as the guardian(s)/conservator(s) of
L.R.’s estate;
b. A lump sum of $110,286.61, which amount represents compensation for past
unreimbursable expenses, in the form of a check payable to petitioners, Michelle
and Michael Renaud; and
c. An amount sufficient to purchase the annuity contract described in paragraph
10 of the attached Stipulation, paid to the life insurance company from which the
annuity will be purchased (the “Life Insurance Company”).
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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