Robert Richie v. HHS - Hepatitis B, brachial plexus neuropathy (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Robert Richie filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 29, 2015, alleging that he suffered brachial plexus neuropathy caused-in-fact by his Hepatitis B vaccination on October 15, 2012. He further alleged that the injury's residual effects lasted for more than six months and that there had been no prior award or settlement for his condition.
The respondent denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's brachial plexus neuropathy or any other injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which the court found reasonable.
The stipulation awarded Robert Richie a total of $96,590.00, comprising $90,000.00 for all items of damages and $6,590.00 for attorneys' fees and costs. The decision was issued on September 23, 2016, by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.
The public decision does not describe the onset, specific symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Robert Richie alleged that his October 15, 2012 Hepatitis B vaccination caused-in-fact his brachial plexus neuropathy, with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was approved by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on September 23, 2016. The award totaled $96,590.00, consisting of $90,000.00 for damages and $6,590.00 for attorneys' fees and costs. The theory of causation was presented as an "Off-Table" claim, and the public decision does not detail specific medical experts, mechanisms of injury, or evidence presented to support the claim.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00258