D.A. v. HHS - HPV, hair loss, seborrheic dermatitis, and alopecia totalis (2016)

On September 29, 2014, Michael and Anna Angell, on behalf of their minor daughter D.A., filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. They alleged that D.A. suffered hair loss, seborrheic dermatitis, and alopecia totalis as a result of receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine on October 4, 2011, February 23, 2012, and June 11, 2012.

The petition further alleged that D.A. experienced residual effects from these injuries for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccines caused or significantly aggravated D.A.'s alleged injuries or any other injury.

The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing that D.A. should receive compensation. Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court.

The stipulation awarded D.A. a lump sum of $225,000.00, payable to petitioners as guardians/conservators of D.A.'s estate, as compensation for all damages. The decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.

Mark T. Sadaka represented the petitioners, and Darryl R.

Wishard represented the respondent. Judgment was entered in accordance with the stipulation.