Mark Lattimore v. HHS - Influenza, reactive arthritis and serum sickness (2015)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Mark Lattimore filed a petition on February 26, 2015, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 14, 2013, caused him to suffer from reactive arthritis and serum sickness. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu immunization caused any injury to Mr.
Lattimore. However, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages and attorneys' fees, which the Special Master adopted as the decision of the Court.
Mr. Lattimore was awarded a lump sum of $77,500.00 for all damages.
Additionally, attorneys' fees and costs totaling $17,379.18 were awarded, jointly payable to Mr. Lattimore and his attorneys, Andrew D.
Downing of Van Cott & Talamante, PLLC, and Hennelly & Steadman PLC. The parties agreed to expedite the entry of judgment by renouncing the right to seek review.
Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman issued the decision on March 19, 2015.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Mark Lattimore alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 14, 2013, caused him to suffer from reactive arthritis and serum sickness. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages and attorneys' fees, which Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman adopted as the decision of the Court on March 19, 2015. The stipulation resulted in an award of $77,500.00 for all damages and $17,379.18 for attorneys' fees and costs, jointly payable to Petitioner and his attorneys. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury.
Source PDFs
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