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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01294
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01294
Petitioner: Lisa Santoroski
Filed: 2015-10-30
Decided: 2019-10-25
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2012-11-04
Condition: postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), myopathy
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 15000

AI-assisted case summary:
On October 30, 2015, Lisa Santoroski filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on November 4, 2012, caused her to suffer from postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), and myopathy. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused or significantly aggravated petitioner's conditions. Despite the denial, the parties reached a stipulation for an award of compensation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation. The parties agreed that petitioner would receive a lump sum of $15,000.00, payable to Ms. Santoroski, as compensation for all damages. The Special Master found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed. Petitioner was represented by Robert J. Krakow of the Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C., and respondent was represented by Claudia B. Gangi of the U.S. Department of Justice. The decision was filed on October 25, 2019.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Lisa Santoroski alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on November 4, 2012, caused her to suffer from postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), and myopathy. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which the Special Master adopted. The stipulation awarded petitioner a lump sum of $15,000.00 for all damages. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, clinical details of the alleged injury, or the mechanism of injury. The decision was based on the stipulation, not on a finding of causation after litigation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued the decision on October 25, 2019. Petitioner's counsel was Robert J. Krakow, and respondent's counsel was Claudia B. Gangi.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01294-0
Date issued/filed: 2019-11-19
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/25/2019) regarding 138 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (mjf) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:15-vv-01294-UNJ Document 142 Filed 11/19/19 Page 1 of 7
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
Filed: October 25, 2019
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LISA SANTOROSKI, * UNPUBLISHED
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Petitioner, * No. 15-1294V
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v. * Special Master Dorsey
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Decision Based on Stipulation;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Influenza (Flu) Vaccine; Postural
* Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Respondent. * (POTS); Inappropriate Sinus
* Tachycardia (IST); Myopathy
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Robert J. Krakow, Law Office of Robert J. Krakow, P.C., New York, NY, for petitioner.
Claudia B. Gangi, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION BASED ON STIPULATION1
On October 30, 2015, Lisa Santoroski (“petitioner”) filed a petition in the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 Petitioner alleged that as a result of an influenza (“flu”)
vaccine administered to her on November 4, 2012, petitioner suffered from postural orthostatic
tachycardia syndrome (“POTS”), inappropriate sinus tachycardia (“IST”), myopathy, and other
vaccine-caused and related conditions. Amended Petition at 1.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned is required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website in
accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal
Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the Decision will
be available to anyone with access to the Internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b),
petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure
of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned
agrees that the identified material fits within this definition, the undersigned will redact such
material from public access.
2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in Part 2 of the
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as
amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2012) (“Vaccine Act” or “the Act”). All citations in this
decision to individual sections of the Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S.C. § 300aa.
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On October 25, 2019, the parties filed a stipulation recommending an award of
compensation to petitioner. Stipulation (ECF No. 137). Respondent denies that the flu vaccine
caused or significantly aggravated petitioner’s POTS, IST, myopathy, any other injury, or
petitioner’s current disabilities. Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached
hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the
decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
The parties stipulate that petitioner shall receive the following compensation:
(1) A lump sum of $15,000.00 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). Stipulation at ¶ 8.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioners’ compensation.
Accordingly, an award should be made consistent with the stipulation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of
Court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora B. Dorsey
Nora B. Dorsey
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint
filing of notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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