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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00970
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00970
Petitioner: Duka Baumgartner
Filed: 2015-09-03
Decided: 2017-10-24
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2012-10-09
Condition: dyshidrosis
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 17500

AI-assisted case summary:
Duka Baumgartner filed a petition on September 3, 2015, alleging that the influenza vaccine she received on October 9, 2012, caused her to develop dyshidrosis. Initially, Ms. Baumgartner also alleged neurological injuries, but on December 20, 2016, she withdrew these claims to proceed solely on her dermatological claim for dyshidrosis. She asserted that the condition resulted in residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the influenza vaccine caused Ms. Baumgartner's alleged injury. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties reached a joint stipulation to resolve the case. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded Ms. Baumgartner a lump sum payment of $17,500.00, payable by check to the petitioner. This amount was intended to compensate for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The decision directed that judgment be entered according to the stipulation and the decision, unless a motion for review was filed. Petitioner counsel was Andrew M. Krueger of Krueger & Hernandez SC, and respondent counsel was Adriana R. Teitel of the United States Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset, specific symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Duka Baumgartner alleged that an influenza vaccine received on October 9, 2012, caused her to develop dyshidrosis, a condition for which she claimed residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied causation. The case proceeded via joint stipulation, which the Special Master adopted. The theory of causation was based on the Vaccine Injury Table, as dyshidrosis is listed as a condition potentially caused by the influenza vaccine. The public decision does not name experts or detail the specific mechanism of injury. The outcome was a compensated award of $17,500.00. Special Master Christian J. Moran issued the decision on October 24, 2017. Petitioner was represented by Andrew M. Krueger, and respondent by Adriana R. Teitel.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00970-0
Date issued/filed: 2017-10-24
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 9/28/2017) regarding 61 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (abs) Copy to parties.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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DUKA BAUMGARTNER, *
* No. 15-970V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
*
v. *
* Filed: September 28, 2017
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Stipulation; influenza (“flu”) vaccine;
* dyshidrosis.
Respondent. *
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Andrew M. Krueger, Krueger & Hernandez SC, Middleton, WI, for Petitioner;
Adriana R. Teitel, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for
Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On September 26, 2017, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the
petition for compensation filed by Duka Baumgartner on September 3, 2015. In
her petition, petitioner alleged that the influenza vaccine, which is contained in the
Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), and which she received
on October 9, 2012, caused her to suffer dyshidrosis.2 Petitioner further alleges
that she suffered the residual effects of this injury for more than six months.
1 The E-Government Act, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of
Electronic Government Services), requires that the Court post this decision on its website.
Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 18(b), the parties have 14 days to file a motion proposing redaction of
medical information or other information described in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4). Any
redactions ordered by the special master will appear in the document posted on the website.
2 As noted in the stipulation, Ms. Baumgartner’s petition initially alleged her injuries as
dyshidrosis and “neurological disorders including multiple sclerosis.” Pet. at 1, 3. On December
20, 2016, Ms. Baumgartner filed a status report advising that she would no longer pursue her
neurological claims and only proceed on her dermatological claim (dyshidrosis).

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Petitioner represents that there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil
action for damages on her behalf as a result of her condition.
Respondent denies that the influenza vaccine caused petitioner to suffer
dyshidrosis or any other injury.
Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto. The
undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the
Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Damages awarded in that stipulation include:
A lump sum payment of $17,500.00 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all damages that
would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B,
the clerk is directed to enter judgment in case 15-970V according to this decision
and the attached stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each
party filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal
Claims judge.
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