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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00521
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00521
Petitioner: Shahid Mahroof
Filed: 2016-04-28
Decided: 2021-06-01
Vaccine: Tdap
Vaccination date: 2014-07-04
Condition: Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 40000

AI-assisted case summary:
Shahid Mahroof filed a petition on April 28, 2016, alleging that the Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine he received on July 4, 2014, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Mr. Mahroof further alleged that he suffered residual effects from the GBS for more than six months. The Tdap vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's alleged injury or any other injury, and denied that Mr. Mahroof's current disabilities were the result of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties reached a stipulation. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded Mr. Mahroof compensation totaling $40,000. This amount included a lump sum payment of $7,825.89 for a Medicaid lien, payable jointly to Mr. Mahroof and the New York State Department of Health. Mr. Mahroof agreed to endorse this check to the New York State Department of Health. Additionally, a lump sum payment of $53.52 was awarded for a Medicaid lien, payable jointly to Mr. Mahroof and Maricopa Health Plan, with Mr. Mahroof agreeing to endorse this check to Maricopa Health Plan. The remaining compensation for all other damages was $32,120.59, payable directly to Mr. Mahroof. The decision was filed on June 1, 2021. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details of the GBS, diagnostic tests performed, treatments received, or the specific mechanism by which the Tdap vaccine allegedly caused the GBS. No expert witnesses were named in the public decision.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Shahid Mahroof alleged that the Tdap vaccine received on July 4, 2014, caused Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), with residual effects lasting more than six months. The Tdap vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation, and Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted it as the Court's decision. The stipulation resulted in an award of $40,000, comprising $7,825.89 for a Medicaid lien payable to petitioner and New York State Department of Health, $53.52 for a Medicaid lien payable to petitioner and Maricopa Health Plan, and $32,120.59 for all remaining damages payable to petitioner. The decision date was June 1, 2021. The public text does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or clinical evidence supporting the causation theory beyond its inclusion on the Vaccine Injury Table.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00521-0
Date issued/filed: 2021-06-01
Pages: 3
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/04/2021) regarding 74 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (Attachments: # (1) Joint Stipulation) (hh) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:16-vv-00521-UNJ Document 75 Filed 06/01/21 Page 1 of 3
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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SHAHID MAHROOF, *
* No. 16-521V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
*
v. * Filed: May 4, 2021
*
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; Tetanus, diphtheria,
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * and acellular pertussis (“Tdap”)
* vaccine; Guillain-Barré
* syndrome (“GBS”).
Respondent. *
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Lawrence R. Cohan, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, Philadelphia, PA, for
Petitioner;
Alexa Roggenkamp, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for
Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On May 4, 2021, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the petition
for compensation filed by Shahid Mahroof on April 28, 2016. Petitioner alleged
that the Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (“Tdap”) vaccine he received
on July 4, 2014, which is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42
C.F.R. §100.3(a), caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”).
Petitioner further alleges that he suffered the residual effects of this injury for more
than six months. Petitioner represents that there has been no prior award or
settlement of a civil action for damages on his behalf as a result of his condition.
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.

Case 1:16-vv-00521-UNJ Document 75 Filed 06/01/21 Page 2 of 3
Respondent denies that the vaccine caused petitioner’s alleged injury or any
other injury, and denies that petitioner's current disabilities are the result of a
vaccine-related 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. A lump sum payment of $7,825.89, which amount represents
reimbursement for a Medicaid lien for vaccine injury-related
services rendered on behalf of petitioner, in the form of a check
payable jointly to petitioner and New York State Department of
Health, P.O. Box 415874, Boston, MA, 02241-5874.
Petitioner agrees to endorse this check to New York State
Department of Health.
b. A lump sum payment of $53.52, which amount represents
reimbursement for a Medicaid lien for vaccine injury-related
services rendered on behalf of petitioner, in the form of check
payable jointly to petitioner and Maricopa Health Plan, P.O. Box
166559, Irving, TX 75016-6559.
Petitioner agrees to endorse this check to Maricopa Health Plan.
c. A lump sum payment of $32,120.59 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all remaining
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 according to this decision and the attached
stipulation.2
2 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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Case 1:16-vv-00521-UNJ Document 75 Filed 06/01/21 Page 3 of 3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
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