Ronald Cooper v. HHS - Influenza, Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy (2016)

On May 8, 2015, Ronald Cooper filed a petition on behalf of his minor child, J.C., under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The petition alleged that J.C. developed Sixth Cranial Nerve Palsy as a result of receiving an influenza vaccination on November 24, 2012.

The respondent denied that the influenza immunization caused J.C.'s injury. The parties reached a settlement agreement, and on November 23, 2016, they filed a joint stipulation outlining the terms.

Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth issued a decision on the joint stipulation. Pursuant to the stipulation, J.C. was awarded a lump sum of $85,000.00, payable to Ronald Cooper as the legal representative of J.C.

This amount is intended as compensation for all damages available under the program. Payment is contingent upon Mr.

Cooper providing documentation of his appointment as guardian or conservator of J.C.'s estate. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.

Howard Gold represented the petitioner, and Michael P. Milmoe represented the respondent.