D.R. v. HHS - other (2017)

Michael and Lisa Robinson, as guardians/conservators for D.R., filed a petition for vaccine injury compensation on January 13, 2014. The specific vaccine and date of vaccination are not detailed in this damages award decision.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused or aggravated D.R.'s alleged injury, and denied that D.R.'s current disabilities were the result of a vaccine-related injury. Nevertheless, the parties reached a joint stipulation for damages, which Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found reasonable and adopted as the decision of the Court.

The stipulation awarded D.R. a lump sum of $89,000.00, payable to Michael and Lisa Robinson as guardians/conservators of the estate of D.R., and an additional lump sum of $11,000.00 for past unreimbursable expenses, payable to Michael and Lisa Robinson. The total award was $100,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

Judgment was entered in accordance with the stipulation, as the parties waived their right to seek review.