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Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00845
Petitioner: McKenna Wojick
Filed: 2014-12-17
Decided: 2015-11-16
Vaccine: hepatitis A and trivalent influenza
Vaccination date: 2013-11-25
Condition: vasovagal syncope, loss of consciousness, fall, broken right central incisor, lacerations of her lower lip, a closed head injury with a brief loss of consciousness, a contusion of her jaw, and muscle strain
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 100041

AI-assisted case summary:
McKenna Wojick filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 11, 2014, alleging that she suffered a loss of consciousness, identified as vasovagal syncope, and a subsequent fall after receiving the Hepatitis A and trivalent influenza vaccines on November 25, 2013. She sought damages for injuries sustained from the fall, which included a broken right central incisor, lacerations of her lower lip, a closed head injury with a brief loss of consciousness, a contusion of her jaw, and muscle strain. The respondent, Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a status report on December 16, 2014, conceding entitlement. The respondent agreed that the petitioner's injuries, including the syncopal fall and associated physical harm, were caused in fact by the Hepatitis A and trivalent influenza vaccines received on November 25, 2013. On December 17, 2014, Chief Special Master Denise Kathryn Vowell issued a ruling on entitlement, finding McKenna Wojick entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on August 4, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation and proffer regarding damages. The respondent proffered an award of $100,041.46, which the petitioner agreed represented all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Chief Special Master Vowell issued a decision awarding this lump sum amount on August 4, 2015. Later, on October 5, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation concerning attorneys' fees and costs. They agreed upon an award of $27,449.19 for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. On November 16, 2015, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a decision awarding this amount, payable jointly to the petitioner and her counsel, William E. Cochran, Jr. The total compensation awarded was $127,490.65.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner McKenna Wojick alleged that on November 25, 2013, she received Hepatitis A and trivalent influenza vaccines and subsequently suffered vasovagal syncope, a loss of consciousness, and a fall, resulting in injuries including a broken tooth, lip lacerations, a closed head injury, jaw contusion, and muscle strain. The respondent conceded entitlement, agreeing that the injuries were caused in fact by the vaccines. The case proceeded to a ruling on entitlement on December 17, 2014, by Chief Special Master Denise Kathryn Vowell. Damages were stipulated and proffered on August 4, 2015, with an award of $100,041.46 for all damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Attorneys' fees and costs were stipulated and awarded on November 16, 2015, by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey in the amount of $27,449.19, bringing the total award to $127,490.65. The theory of causation was based on a concession by the respondent, indicating a Table injury, though specific medical experts or detailed mechanisms were not described in the provided public text.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00845-0
Date issued/filed: 2015-01-22
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/17/2014) regarding 17 Ruling on Entitlement (Signed by Chief Special Master Denise Kathryn Vowell.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:14-vv-00845-UNJ Document 19 Filed 01/22/15 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-845V
Filed: December 17, 2014
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
MCKENNA WOJICK, *
*
Petitioner, * Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
* Hepatitis A, Trivalent Influenza Vaccine;
* Flu Vaccine; Vasovagal Syncope;
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Loss of Consciousness
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
*
Respondent. *
*
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ronald Homer, Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C., Boston, MA, for petitioner.
Michael Milmoe, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
Vowell, Chief Special Master:
On September 11, 2014, McKenna Wojick filed a petition for compensation under
the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq,2 [the
“Vaccine Act” or “Program”]. Petitioner alleged that she suffered a loss of
consciousness (vasovagal syncope) and fall after receiving the Hepatitis A and trivalent
influenza vaccines on November 25, 2013. Petition at 1. She seeks damages for
injuries she sustained from her loss of consciousness and fall. Id. at 1-3. The case was
assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On December 16, 2014, respondent filed a status report conceding entitlement in
this case. Specifically, respondent indicates “that petitioner has proven that her injuries,
including a syncopal fall, a broken right central incisor, lacerations of her lower lip, a
closed head injury with a brief loss of consciousness, a contusion of her jaw, and
1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I intend to
post it 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), petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to
redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of
privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact 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 (2006).

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muscle strain, were all caused in fact by the hepatitis A and trivalent influenza vaccines
that she received on November 25, 2013.” Status Report at 1.
In view of respondent’s concession and the evidence before me, I find that
petitioner is entitled to compensation.
s/Denise K. Vowell
Denise K. Vowell
Chief Special Master
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DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00845-1
Date issued/filed: 2015-09-02
Pages: 4
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/04/2015) regarding 32 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Special Master Denise Kathryn Vowell.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:14-vv-00845-UNJ Document 37 Filed 09/02/15 Page 1 of 4
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-845V
Filed: August 4, 2015
Unpublished
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
MCKENNA WOJICK, *
*
Petitioner, * Damages Decision Based on Proffer;
v. * Trivalent Influenza Vaccine; Hepatitis A
* Vaccine; Vasovagal Syncope;
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Loss of Consciousness;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
*
Respondent. *
*
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William Cochran, Jr., Esq., Black, McLaren, Jones, Ryland & Griffee, P.C., Memphis,
TN, for petitioner.
Camille Collett, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC for respondent.
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
Vowell, Chief Special Master:
On September 11, 2014, McKenna Wojick filed a petition for compensation under
the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq,2 [the
“Vaccine Act” or “Program”]. Petitioner alleged that she suffered a loss of
consciousness (vasovagal syncope) and fall after receiving the Hepatitis A and trivalent
influenza vaccines on November 25, 2013. Petition at 1. She seeks damages for
injuries she sustained from her loss of consciousness and fall. Id. at 1-3. The case was
assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
On December 17, 2014, I issued a ruling on entitlement, finding petitioner entitled
to compensation for her injuries. On August 4, 2015, respondent filed a proffer on
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I intend
to post it 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), petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to
redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of
privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact 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 (2006).

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award of compensation [“Proffer”] indicating petitioner should be awarded $100,041.46
in compensation to which petitioner agrees. Proffer at 1.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Proffer, I award petitioner a lump
sum payment of $100,041.46 in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
These amounts represent compensation for all damages that would be available
under § 300aa-15(a).
The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this
decision.3
s/Denise K. Vowell
Denise K. Vowell
Chief 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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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
MCKENNA WOJICK,
Petitioner,
v. No. 14-845V
Chief Special Master Denise Vowell
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ECF
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
RESPONDENT’S PROFFER ON AWARD OF COMPENSATION
On December 16, 2014, respondent filed a status report in which she conceded
entitlement. On December 17, 2014, the Court issued a Ruling on Entitlement, finding that
petitioner is entitled to compensation. Respondent now proffers that petitioner receive an award
of a lump sum of $100,041.46 in the form of a check payable to petitioner. This amount
represents compensation for all elements of compensation under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a) to
which petitioner is entitled.1 This proffer does not address final attorneys’ fees and litigation
costs. Petitioner is additionally entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and litigation costs, to be
determined at a later date upon petitioner submitting substantiating documentation.
Petitioner agrees with the proffered award of $100,041.46 as representing all elements of
compensation under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a) to which petitioner is entitled.
1 Should petitioner die prior to the entry of judgment, the parties reserve the right to move
the Court for appropriate relief. In particular, respondent would oppose any award for future
medical expenses, future lost earnings, and future pain and suffering.

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Respectfully submitted,
BENJAMIN C. MIZER
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
RUPA BHATTACHARYYA
Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
VINCENT J. MATANOSKI
Deputy Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
MICHAEL P. MILMOE
Senior Trial Counsel
Torts Branch, Civil Division
s/Camille M. Collett
CAMILLE M. COLLETT
Trial Counsel
Torts Branch, Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box 146
Benjamin Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-0146
Telephone: (202) 616-4098
Dated: August 4, 2015
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DOCUMENT 3: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00845-2
Date issued/filed: 2015-11-16
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/13/2015) regarding 41 DECISION Fees Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:14-vv-00845-UNJ Document 44 Filed 11/16/15 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-0845V
Filed: October 13, 2015
UNPUBLISHED
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
MCKENNA WOJICK, *
*
Petitioner, *
v. *
* Attorneys’ Fees and Costs; Stipulation
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
*
Respondent. *
*
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
William E. Cochran, Jr., Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C., Memphis, TN, for
petitioner.
Camille Michelle Collett, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS1
DORSEY, Chief Special Master:
On September 11, 2014, McKenna Wojick (“petitioner”) filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C.
§300aa-10, et seq.,2 [the “Vaccine Act”]. Petitioner alleged that she suffered a loss of
consciousness (vasovagal syncope) and fall after receiving the hepatitis A and trivalent
influenza (flu) vaccines on November 25, 2013. Petition at 1. On August 4, 2015, the
undersigned issued a decision awarding damages to petitioner based on respondent’s
proffer.
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), petitioners have 14 days to identify
and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted
invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will
redact 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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On October 5, 2015, the parties filed a Stipulation of Fact Concerning Final
Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. According to the stipulation, the parties agree upon an
award of $27,449.19. In accordance with General Order #9, petitioner’s counsel
represents that petitioner incurred no out-of-pocket expenses.
The Vaccine Act permits an award of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. 42
U.S.C. § 300 aa-15(e). The undersigned finds the proposed amount to be reasonable.
Accordingly, the undersigned awards the total of $27,449.19,3 as a lump
sum in the form of a check jointly payable to petitioner and petitioner’s counsel,
William E. Cochran, Jr., of the law firm of Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee.
The clerk of the court shall enter judgment in accordance herewith.4
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 This amount is intended to cover all legal expenses incurred in this matter. This award encompasses all
charges by the attorney against a client, “advanced costs” as well as fees for legal services rendered.
Furthermore, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e)(3) prevents an attorney from charging or collecting fees (including
costs) that would be in addition to the amount awarded herein. See generally Beck v. Sec’y, HHS, 924
F.2d 1029 (Fed. Cir.1991).
4 Entry of judgment can be expedited by each party’s filing of a notice renouncing the right to seek review.
See Vaccine Rule 11(a).
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