Q.P. v. HHS - Tdap, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2019)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Q.P. filed a petition on May 4, 2015, alleging that he suffered from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) as a result of receiving a Tdap vaccination on August 9, 2012, and an MMR vaccination on August 27, 2012. The respondent denied that the vaccines caused the petitioner's CIDP or any other injury.
The parties, Ronald Craig Homer for the petitioner and Jennifer Leigh Reynaud for the respondent, reached a joint stipulation to settle the case. The stipulation stated that the respondent denied causation but agreed to a settlement.
The terms of the stipulation awarded Q.P. a lump sum of $960,000.00, payable by check, as compensation for all damages. Special Master Thomas L.
Gowen found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Judgment was entered in accordance with the stipulation.
The decision was originally filed on December 14, 2018, and refiled in redacted form on March 7, 2019, with the petitioner's name redacted to initials. The public decision does not describe the petitioner's specific symptoms, medical history, diagnostic tests, treatments, or any expert witnesses.
The specific mechanism of causation was not detailed in the public decision.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Q.P. alleged CIDP resulting from Tdap (August 9, 2012) and MMR (August 27, 2012) vaccinations. Respondent denied causation. The parties entered a joint stipulation for settlement, awarding Q.P. $960,000.00 as a lump sum for all damages. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccines allegedly caused CIDP. The decision was filed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen on March 7, 2019, after being refiled in redacted form. Petitioner counsel was Ronald Craig Homer, and respondent counsel was Jennifer Leigh Reynaud.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00449