Christie Shine v. HHS - MMR, measles, mumps, rubella, optic neuritis, photophobia, trigeminal neuralgia, vestibular neuritis, permanent right hearing loss, Eustachian tube dysfunction, and related sequelae (2016)

Christie Shine filed a petition on October 24, 2014, alleging that an MMR vaccination administered on November 7, 2011, caused her to develop measles, mumps, rubella, optic neuritis, photophobia, trigeminal neuralgia, vestibular neuritis, permanent right hearing loss, Eustachian tube dysfunction, and related sequelae. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the MMR vaccine caused these injuries or that her current disabilities were sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite this denial, the parties reached a joint stipulation for damages. The court adopted this stipulation, awarding Christie Shine a lump sum of $150,000.00 for all damages.

Additionally, a separate decision on February 29, 2016, awarded $26,309.59 in attorneys' fees and costs, making the total compensation $176,309.59. The case was resolved through this stipulation, and judgment was entered accordingly.