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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01517
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01517
Petitioner: Edward Piotrowski
Filed: 2015-12-15
Decided: 2017-02-15
Vaccine: Tdap
Vaccination date: 2014-07-10
Condition: shoulder injuries
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 75000

AI-assisted case summary:
Edward Piotrowski filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on December 15, 2015, alleging that he suffered shoulder injuries caused in fact by the tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine he received on July 10, 2014. Mr. Piotrowski alleged that he received the vaccine in the United States and that he suffered residual effects of his injury for more than six months. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused petitioner to suffer a shoulder injury or any other injury or his current condition. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on October 27, 2016, agreeing to an award of compensation. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. The parties stipulated that Edward Piotrowski would receive a lump sum of $75,000.00, payable to petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. The decision was issued on February 15, 2017. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner counsel was Maximillian Muller of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent counsel was Linda Renzi of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Edward Piotrowski alleged that the Tdap vaccine administered on July 10, 2014, caused shoulder injuries. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. The Special Master adopted the stipulation. The theory of causation was "Off-Table" and the specific mechanism of injury was not detailed in the public decision. The award was a lump sum of $75,000.00. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on February 15, 2017. Petitioner counsel was Maximillian Muller, and respondent counsel was Linda Renzi.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01517-0
Date issued/filed: 2017-02-15
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/27/2016) regarding 22 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 15-1517V
Filed: October 27, 2016
UNPUBLISHED
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EDWARD PIOTROWSKI, *
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Petitioner, * Joint Stipulation on Damages;
v. * Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussis (“Tdap”)
* Vaccine; Shoulder Injury Related
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * to Vaccine Administration (“SIRVA”)
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
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Respondent. *
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Maximillian Muller, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for petitioner.
Linda Renzi, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On December 15, 2015, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleged that he suffered shoulder injuries caused in fact by
the tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (“Tdap”) vaccine he received on July 10,
2014. Petition at 1; see also Stipulation, filed Oct. 27, 2016, at ¶¶ 1, 2, 4. Petitioner
further alleged that he received the Tdap vaccine in the United States and that he
suffered the residual effects of his injury for more than six months. Petition at ¶¶ 3-4,
13; see also Stipulation at ¶¶ 3. “Respondent denies that the vaccine caused petitioner
to suffer a shoulder injury or any other injury or his current condition.” Stipulation at ¶ 6.
Nevertheless, on October 27, 2016, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The undersigned
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends 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). 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 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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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:
A lump sum of $75,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of
damages that would be available under § 15(a). Id.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of
the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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