Jacqueline F. King v. HHS - Influenza, urticaria (2017)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Jacqueline F. King, as the natural guardian and legal representative of her minor daughter B.H., filed a petition on May 12, 2015, alleging that B.H. suffered urticaria as a result of an influenza vaccine received on December 5, 2013.
The petitioner claimed that B.H. experienced residual effects from this injury for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the influenza vaccine caused the urticaria or any other injury.
The parties, represented by Nancy R. Meyers for the petitioner and Camille M.
Collett for the respondent, reached a joint stipulation to resolve the case. Special Master Christian J.
Moran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the court's decision. Damages awarded included a lump sum payment of $4,000.00 payable to Jacqueline F.
King and an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract. The case was compensated based on the stipulation.
Theory of causation
Petitioner alleged that the influenza vaccine, contained in the Vaccine Injury Table, received by B.H. on December 5, 2013, caused urticaria and residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties entered into a joint stipulation, which Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted as the court's decision. The stipulation resulted in a compensated outcome. Damages included a $4,000.00 lump sum payment to Jacqueline F. King and an amount for an annuity. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical findings. The theory of causation is based on the Vaccine Injury Table and a stipulation between the parties. Attorneys involved were Nancy R. Meyers for the petitioner and Camille M. Collett for the respondent. The decision was filed on February 22, 2017.
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USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00486