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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00036
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00036
Petitioner: Joan Karl
Filed: 2014-01-16
Decided: 2016-05-13
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2012-01-06
Condition: significant tachycardia, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, non-specific ST abnormalities and palpitations
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 40000

AI-assisted case summary:
Joan Karl filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 16, 2014. She alleged that on January 6, 2012, she received an influenza vaccine and subsequently developed significant tachycardia, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, non-specific ST abnormalities, and palpitations. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused her alleged injuries or that her current disabilities were a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. The parties, represented by Howard Gold for the petitioner and Ryan Pyles for the respondent, reached a settlement agreement. On April 21, 2016, they filed a joint stipulation. As part of the stipulation, the respondent agreed to pay Joan Karl a lump sum of $40,000.00, payable by check, as compensation for all damages. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded compensation in the agreed-upon amount. The clerk of the court was directed to enter judgment accordingly.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Joan Karl alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on January 6, 2012, caused her to develop significant tachycardia, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, non-specific ST abnormalities, and palpitations. The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a settlement, and the case was decided based on a joint stipulation. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. Joan Karl was awarded $40,000.00 as a lump sum. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth issued the decision on May 13, 2016, based on the stipulation filed April 21, 2016. Petitioner was represented by Howard Gold, and respondent was represented by Ryan Pyles.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00036-0
Date issued/filed: 2016-05-13
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 4/22/2016) regarding 38 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (jb) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:14-vv-00036-UNJ Document 41 Filed 05/13/16 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-36V
Filed: April 22, 2016
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JOAN KARL, *
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Petitioner, * Decision Based on Stipulation;
v. * Influenza (“flu”) vaccine;
* Inappropriate sinus
* tachycardia (“IST”).
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Howard Gold, Gold Law Firms, LLC, Wellesley Hills, MA, for petitioner.
Ryan Pyles, United States. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Roth, Special Master:
Joan Karl [“petitioner”] filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program2 on January 16, 2014. Petitioner alleges that she developed
significant tachycardia, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, non-specific ST abnormalities3 and
palpitations an influenza (“flu”) vaccination on January 6, 2012. See Petition, at 1. Respondent
denies that the influenza vaccine caused petitioner to suffer any injury and that her current
disabilities are a sequela of the vaccine-related injury. Stipulation at 1.
Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to settle the case. On April 21, 2016, the parties
filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle this case and describing the settlement terms.
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 (2006)). 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).
3 In the Stipulation, petitioner alleges only inappropriate sinus tachycardia. See Stipulation at 1.

Case 1:14-vv-00036-UNJ Document 41 Filed 05/13/16 Page 2 of 2
Respondent agrees to issue the following payment:
A lump sum of $40,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Joan
Karl. 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.4
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Mindy Michaels Roth
Mindy Michaels Roth
Special Master
4 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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