VICP Registry Case Source Bundle Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-01113 Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-01113 Petitioner: Paul Judge Filed: 2014-11-14 Decided: 2015-11-19 Vaccine: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, DTaP Vaccination date: 2012-06-08 Condition: Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) Outcome: compensated Award amount USD: 165000 AI-assisted case summary: Paul Judge filed a petition on November 14, 2014, alleging that the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and DTaP vaccines he received on or about June 8, 2012, caused him to develop Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccines caused or aggravated his condition. Despite this denial, the parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation. The stipulation, which Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted as the decision of the Court, awarded Paul Judge a lump sum payment of $165,000.00. This amount is intended to compensate for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The case proceeded as a Table claim, as GBS is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table for the vaccines received, except for the typhoid vaccine. Judgment was entered according to the decision and stipulation. Petitioner was represented by Mindy Roth of Britcher, Leone & Roth LLC, and respondent was represented by Camille M. Collett of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset, specific symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case. Theory of causation field: Petitioner Paul Judge alleged that the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and DTaP vaccines received on or about June 8, 2012, caused Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The case was processed as a Table claim, as GBS is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table for the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and DTaP vaccines. The parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation, which Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted. Paul Judge was awarded $165,000.00 as a lump sum payment. Petitioner was represented by Mindy Roth, and respondent was represented by Camille M. Collett. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of causation, expert testimony, or the evidence considered beyond the stipulation. Public staged source text: ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-01113-1 Date issued/filed: 2015-11-19 Pages: 7 Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/14/2015) regarding 37 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (tpj) Copy to parties. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case 1:14-vv-01113-UNJ Document 43 Filed 11/19/15 Page 1 of 7 In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PAUL JUDGE, * No. 14-1113V * Special Master Christian J. Moran Petitioner, * * v. * * Filed: October 13, 2015 SECRETARY OF HEALTH * AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Stipulation; Hepatitis A vaccine; * Hepatitis B vaccine; DTaP; GBS. Respondent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Mindy Roth, Britcher, Leone & Roth LLC, Glen Rock, NJ, for Petitioner; Camille M. Collett, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. UNPUBLISHED DECISION1 On October 13, 2015, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the petition for compensation filed by Paul Judge on November 14, 2014. In his petition, petitioner alleged that the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, and diphtheria- tetanus-acellur pertussis (“DTaP”) vaccines, which are contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”),2 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), and which Paul Judge received on or about June 8, 2012, caused him to develop Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), with residual effects lasting more than six months. Petitioner represents that there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages on his behalf as a result of his condition. 1 The E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (Dec. 17, 2002), requires that the Court post this decision on its website. Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 18(b), the parties have 14 days to file a motion proposing redaction of medical information or other information described in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4). Any redactions ordered by the special master will appear in the document posted on the website. 2 Except the typhoid vaccine, which is not covered by the Vaccine Injury Table. Case 1:14-vv-01113-UNJ Document 43 Filed 11/19/15 Page 2 of 7 Respondent denies that any of the vaccines that petitioner received either caused or significantly aggravated petitioner’s GBS or any other injury or condition. Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein. Damages awarded in that stipulation include: A lump sum payment of $165,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Paul Judge. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B, the clerk is directed to enter judgment in case 14-1113V according to this decision and the attached stipulation.3 Any questions may be directed to my law clerk, Dan Hoffman, at (202) 357- 6360. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Christian J. Moran Christian J. Moran Special Master 3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each party filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal Claims judge. 2 Case 1:14-vv-01113-UNJ Document 43 Filed 11/19/15 Page 3 of 7 Case 1:14-vv-01113-UNJ Document 43 Filed 11/19/15 Page 4 of 7 Case 1:14-vv-01113-UNJ Document 43 Filed 11/19/15 Page 5 of 7 Case 1:14-vv-01113-UNJ Document 43 Filed 11/19/15 Page 6 of 7 Case 1:14-vv-01113-UNJ Document 43 Filed 11/19/15 Page 7 of 7