Anne Tinsley v. HHS - Influenza, neurological injury (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Anne Tinsley filed a petition on May 18, 2015, alleging she sustained a neurological injury as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on September 27, 2014, and suffered residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged neurological injury or its current condition.
Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages. The stipulation stated that petitioner would receive $5,500.00 as compensation for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
Special Master Thomas L. Gowen found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court, awarding the stipulated amount.
Judgment was entered in accordance with the stipulation. Patricia A.
Finn represented the petitioner, and Adriana R. Teitel represented the respondent.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Anne Tinsley alleged a neurological injury from an influenza vaccine received on September 27, 2014. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing to an award of $5,500.00 for all damages. The Special Master adopted the stipulation as the decision of the Court. The public decision does not describe the specific neurological injury, onset, symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The theory of causation is described as 'Off-Table' in the provided database fields, and the stipulation indicates a denial of causation by the respondent. The decision date was July 15, 2016. Petitioner's counsel was Patricia A. Finn, and respondent's counsel was Adriana R. Teitel. Special Master was Thomas L. Gowen.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00513