VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00726
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00726
Petitioner: I.K.
Filed: 2016-05-03
Decided: 2016-05-03
Vaccine: rotavirus
Vaccination date: 2013-11-25
Condition: intussusception
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 13250

AI-assisted case summary:
On May 3, 2016, Trent Kuzman, as Legal Representative of Minor Child I.K., filed a petition alleging that I.K. suffered from intussusception as a result of receiving a rotavirus vaccine on November 25, 2013. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the rotavirus vaccine caused I.K.'s condition. The parties reached a stipulation to resolve the matter, which the Special Master adopted. The decision, issued by Special Master Laura D. Millman on May 3, 2016, awarded compensation in the amount of $13,250.00 for all damages available under the program. This award was made payable to Trent Kuzman as Legal Representative of a Minor Child, I.K. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation. Petitioner's counsel was Maximillian J. Muller, and respondent's counsel was Linda S. Renzi.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner alleged that the rotavirus vaccine administered on November 25, 2013, caused I.K. to suffer from intussusception. Respondent denied this allegation. The parties resolved the case via stipulation, and the Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding $13,250.00. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused the injury. The case was handled by Special Master Laura D. Millman, with petitioner represented by Maximillian J. Muller and respondent by Linda S. Renzi.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00726-0
Date issued/filed: 2016-05-24
Pages: 8
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/03/2016) regarding 37 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Laura D Millman. (tlf) Copy to parties.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-726V
Filed: May 3, 2016
Not for Publication
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TRENT KUZMAN, Legal Representative of *
Minor Child, I.K., *
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Petitioner, * Damages decision based on
* stipulation; rotavirus vaccine;
v. * intussusception
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Maximillian J. Muller, Dresher, PA, for petitioner.
Linda S. Renzi, Washington, DC, for respondent.
MILLMAN, Special Master
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
On May 3, 2016, the parties filed the attached stipulation in which they agreed to settle this
case and described the settlement terms. Petitioner alleges that his daughter, I.K., suffered from
intussusception as a result of her receipt of rotavirus vaccine on November 25, 2013. Respondent
denies that the rotavirus vaccine caused I.K. to suffer intussusception or any other injury and
further denies that the rotavirus vaccine caused I.K.’s current condition. Nonetheless, the parties
agreed to resolve this matter informally.
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the special master’s action in this
case, the special master intends to post this unpublished decision on the United States Court of Federal
Claims’ website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal
Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). Vaccine Rule 18(b) states that all
decisions of the special masters will be made available to the public unless they contain trade secrets or
commercial or financial information that is privileged and confidential, or medical or similar information
whose disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy. When such a decision is
filed, petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact such information prior to the document=s
disclosure. If the special master, upon review, agrees that the identified material fits within the banned
categories listed above, the special master shall redact such material from public access.
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The undersigned finds the terms of the stipulation to be reasonable. The court hereby
adopts the parties’ said stipulation, attached hereto, and awards compensation in the amount and
on the terms set forth therein. Pursuant to the stipulation, the court awards a lump sum of
$13,250.00, representing compensation for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C.
§ 300aa-15(a) (2012). The award shall be in the form of a check for $13,250.00 made payable to
petitioner as Legal Representative of a Minor Child, I.K.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the
court is directed to enter judgment herewith.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: May 3, 2016 s/ Laura D. Millman
Laura D. Millman
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party, either separately or
jointly, filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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