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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-01224
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-01224
Petitioner: Gregory A. Razka
Filed: 2014-12-22
Decided: 2017-05-15
Vaccine: Tdap
Vaccination date: 2013-05-25
Condition: Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 90000

AI-assisted case summary:
Gregory A. Razka filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 22, 2014, alleging that he suffered from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving a Tetanus-Diphtheria-Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on May 25, 2013. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the Tdap vaccine caused Mr. Razka's alleged GBS or any other injury. Despite the denial, the parties reached a settlement agreement. The joint stipulation, filed on April 20, 2017, outlined the terms of the settlement. As part of the agreement, the respondent agreed to issue a lump sum payment of $90,000.00 to Mr. Razka, intended to compensate for all damages available under the program. The Special Master adopted the stipulation and directed that judgment be entered in accordance with the decision. The decision date was May 15, 2017.

Theory of causation field:
unclear

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-01224-0
Date issued/filed: 2017-05-15
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 4/20/2017) regarding 77 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (mw) Copy to parties.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-1224V
Filed: April 20, 2017
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GREGORY A. RAZKA, * UNPUBLISHED
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Petitioner, * Decision on Joint Stipulation;
v. * Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”);
* Tetanus-Diphtheria-Acellular Pertussis
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * (“TDaP”) Vaccine.
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Joseph P. Shannon, Esq., Shannon Law Group, PC, Woodbridge, IL, for petitioner.
Althea W. Davis, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Roth, Special Master:
On December 22, 2014, Petitioner (“Mr. Razka,” or “petitioner”) filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 Petitioner alleged
that he suffered from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”) as a result of receiving a Tetanus-
Diphtheria-Acellular Pertussis (“TDaP”) vaccination on May 25, 2013. See Stipulation, filed
April 20, 2017, at ¶¶ 1-4. Respondent denies that the TDaP vaccine caused petitioner’s alleged
GBS or any other injury or current condition. Stipulation at ¶ 6.
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I
intend to post this decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website, in accordance with the
E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended at 44
U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012)). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), a party has 14 days to identify and
move to delete medical or other information, that satisfies the criteria in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4)(B).
Further, consistent with the rule requirement, a motion for redaction must include a proposed redacted
decision. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within the requirements of that
provision, I will delete such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755.
Hereinafter, for ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent
subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2012).
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Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to settle the case. On April 20, 2017, the parties
filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle this case and describing the settlement terms.
Respondent agrees to issue the following payment:
A lump sum of $90,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Gregory
Razka. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be
available under § 300aa-15(a).
I adopt the parties’ stipulation attached hereto, and award compensation in the amount
and on the terms set forth therein. The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in
accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Mindy Michaels Roth
Mindy Michaels Roth
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party filing a notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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