VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00915
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00915
Petitioner: D.R.
Filed: 2014-01-13
Decided: 2017-11-13
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 100000

AI-assisted case summary:
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.

Theory of causation field:
The public decision does not describe the theory of causation. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused or significantly aggravated D.R.'s alleged injury or any other injury, and denied that D.R.'s current disabilities are the result of a vaccine-related injury. The parties reached a joint stipulation for damages, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The award was $89,000.00 in a lump sum for general damages and $11,000.00 for past unreimbursable expenses, totaling $100,000.00. The decision date was November 13, 2017. The petition was filed on January 13, 2014. The specific vaccine, vaccination date, petitioner counsel, respondent counsel, and Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey are named. The public text does not detail the specific condition, onset, symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00915-0
Date issued/filed: 2017-11-13
Pages: 8
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/19/2017) regarding 57 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (tlf) Copy to parties.
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either caused or significantly aggravated D.R.’s alleged injury or any other injury, and denies that
his current disabilities are the result of a vaccine-related injury.
Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. The
undersigned finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding
damages, on the terms set forth therein.
The parties stipulate that petitioner shall receive the following compensation:
A lump sum of $89,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioners, Michael and
Lisa Robinson, as guardians/conservators of the estate of D.R.; and
A lump sum of $11,000.00 for past unreimbursable expenses in the form of a check
payable to petitioners, Michael and Lisa Robinson.
This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 42
U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Stipulation dated August 9, 2016 (ECF No. 31) at ¶ 8.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioners’ compensation.
Accordingly, an award should be made consistent with the stipulation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of
Court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of
notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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