M.R. v. HHS - Influenza, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (2018)

Nicholas Reinking and Hilary Katherine Reinking, as the parents and natural guardians of their minor child M.R., filed a petition on April 3, 2018, alleging that M.R. suffered from immune thrombocytopenic purpura caused by the Hepatitis A and influenza vaccines administered on January 28, 2013. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccines caused M.R.'s condition or any other injury.

Despite the respondent's denial, the parties reached a stipulation to resolve the case. Special Master Laura D.

Millman reviewed the stipulation and found its terms to be reasonable. The court adopted the stipulation and awarded compensation.

The award consisted of a lump sum of $10,000.00 for past unreimbursed vaccine-related expenses and an additional lump sum of $80,000.00 for all remaining damages, totaling $90,000.00. The decision was issued on April 3, 2018.

Mark T. Sadaka represented the petitioners, and Christine M.

Becer represented the respondent. The public decision does not describe M.R.'s specific symptoms, medical history, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the specific mechanism by which the vaccines allegedly caused the immune thrombocytopenic purpura.

No expert witnesses were named in the public decision.