Sandra White v. HHS - Influenza, transverse myelitis (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Petitioner Sandra White filed a petition on October 2, 2014, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that she suffered transverse myelitis as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on October 3, 2012.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Ms. White's transverse myelitis or any related medical problems.
Despite maintaining their respective positions, both parties agreed to settle the case through a stipulation filed on January 13, 2016. The stipulation awarded Ms.
White a lump sum of $140,000.00 for all damages. A separate stipulation addressed attorney's fees and costs, awarding $26,809.99 jointly to Ms.
White and her attorney, Reginald Anthony Jason Greene. Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran reviewed the file and found the stipulation to be reasonable, adopting it as the decision. The total award amounted to $166,809.99, covering compensation and attorney's fees and costs.
The decision was issued on February 4, 2016.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Sandra White alleged that she suffered transverse myelitis as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on October 3, 2012. The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a settlement through a stipulation filed on January 13, 2016. The stipulation awarded Petitioner a lump sum of $140,000.00 for all damages and an additional $26,809.99 for attorney's fees and costs, payable jointly to Petitioner and her attorney, Reginald A. Greene. Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as the decision on February 4, 2016. The public decision does not describe the specific medical mechanism, expert testimony, or clinical details of the alleged injury or its onset.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00933