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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00641
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00641
Petitioner: Ronald L. Edwards
Filed: 2018-07-30
Decided: 2018-08-24
Vaccine: Tdap
Vaccination date: 2014-09-12
Condition: Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 132500

AI-assisted case summary:
Ronald L. Edwards filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 31, 2016, alleging he developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) after receiving a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine on September 12, 2014. The respondent denied that the immunization caused the petitioner's injury. The parties reached a settlement agreement, stipulating that the respondent would issue a payment of $132,500.00 to Mr. Edwards as compensation for all available damages. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation, directing the clerk of the court to enter judgment accordingly. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case. Leah Durant, Esq., represented the petitioner, and Adriana Teitel, Esq., represented the respondent.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Ronald L. Edwards alleged Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following a Tdap vaccination on September 12, 2014. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation to settle the case. The settlement included a lump sum payment of $132,500.00 to the petitioner for all available damages. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation on August 24, 2018. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. Petitioner was represented by Leah Durant, Esq., and respondent by Adriana Teitel, Esq.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00641-0
Date issued/filed: 2018-08-24
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 7/30/2018) regarding 34 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (mw) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 16-641V
Filed: July 30, 2018
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RONALD L. EDWARDS, * UNPUBLISHED
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Petitioner, * Decision on Joint Stipulation;
* Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular
v. * pertussis (“Tdap”) vaccine;
* Guillain-Barre Syndrome
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * (“GBS”)
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Leah Durant, Esq., Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC, for petitioner.
Adriana Teitel, Esq., US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Roth, Special Master:
On May 31, 2016, Ronald Edwards [“Mr. Edwards” or “petitioner”] filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 Petitioner alleges that
he developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”) after receiving a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular
pertussis (“Tdap”) vaccine on September 12, 2014. Stipulation, filed July 27, 2018, at ¶¶ 1-4.
Respondent denies that any of the aforementioned immunizations caused petitioner’s injury.
Stipulation at ¶ 6.
1 Although this Decision has been formally designated “unpublished,” it will nevertheless be posted on the
Court of Federal Claims’s website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-
347, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). This means the Decision
will be available to anyone with access to the internet. However, the parties may object to the Decision’s
inclusion of certain kinds of confidential information. Specifically, under Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party
has fourteen days within which to request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that is
a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes
medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). Otherwise, the whole Decision will be available to the public. Id.
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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Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to settle the case. On July 27, 2018, the parties filed
a joint stipulation agreeing to settle this case and describing the settlement terms.
Respondent agrees to issue the following payment:
A lump sum of $132,500.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Ronald
Edwards. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be
available under § 300aa-15(a).
I adopt the parties’ stipulation attached hereto, and award compensation in the amount and
on the terms set forth therein. The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance
with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Mindy Michaels Roth
Mindy Michaels Roth
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party filing a notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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