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Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-01244
Petitioner: Randall Carlson
Filed: 2014-12-31
Decided: 2016-09-14
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2013-01-10
Condition: vasculitis
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 50000

AI-assisted case summary:
Randall Carlson filed a petition on December 31, 2014, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on January 10, 2013, caused him to suffer from vasculitis. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injury. On August 16, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that the petitioner should receive compensation. Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the court. Randall Carlson was awarded a lump sum of $50,000.00 as compensation for all damages. The decision was finalized on September 14, 2016. The public decision does not describe the petitioner's counsel, respondent's counsel, the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details, medical tests, treatments, or expert testimony. The theory of causation is not detailed in the public decision.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Randall Carlson alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on January 10, 2013, caused vasculitis. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman. Petitioner was awarded a lump sum of $50,000.00 for all damages. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, any medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. The decision date was September 14, 2016. Petitioner's counsel was Ronald Homer, and respondent's counsel was Sarah Duncan.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-01244-0
Date issued/filed: 2016-09-14
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 8/17/2016) regarding 41 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman. (ca1) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:14-vv-01244-UNJ Document 45 Filed 09/14/16 Page 1 of 7
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-1244V
Filed: August 17, 2016
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UNPUBLISHED
RANDALL CARLSON, *
* Special Master Hamilton-Fieldman
Petitioner, *
* Joint Stipulation on Damages;
v. * Influenza (“Flu”) Vaccine;
* Vasculitis.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
*
Respondent. *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ronald Homer, Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C., Boston, MA, for Petitioner.
Sarah Duncan, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
DECISION1
On December 31, 2014, Randall Carlson (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for compensation
pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34
(2012). Petitioner alleged that an influenza (“flu”) vaccine administered on January 10, 2013
caused him to suffer from vasculitis.
On August 16, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation in which they state that a decision
should be entered awarding compensation to Petitioner. Respondent denies that the flu vaccine
caused Petitioner to suffer from vasculitis or any other injury or his current condition. However,
the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds
1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for the undersigned’s action in this case,
the undersigned intends to post this decision on the website of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. §
3501 note (2012). As provided by Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has 14 days within which to
request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or
commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes
medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b).
2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in Part 2 of the National
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as amended,
42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2006) (Vaccine Act or the Act). All citations in this decision to
individual sections of the Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S.C.A. § 300aa.
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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 $50,000.00 in the form of a check payable to Petitioner. This amount
represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. §
300aa-15(a).
Stipulation ¶ 8.
The undersigned approves the requested amounts for Petitioner’s 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
the court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’
stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman
Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman
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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