Lauretta Harvey v. HHS - Tdap, Optic Neuritis (2019)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Lauretta Harvey filed a petition on June 16, 2016, alleging that the TDaP vaccine she received on August 1, 2013, caused her to suffer from Optic Neuritis. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused the condition.
The parties, represented by counsel Ronald Craig Homer for the Petitioner and Debra A. Filteau Begley for the Respondent, filed a stipulation for award on November 30, 2018.
In the stipulation, they agreed that Petitioner should receive compensation. Special Master Herbrina Sanders reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court.
Petitioner was awarded a lump sum of $90,000.00, payable to her, representing compensation for all damages available under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, treatments, or expert testimony.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Lauretta Harvey alleged that the TDaP vaccine administered on August 1, 2013, caused her Optic Neuritis. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation for award, agreeing to compensation without admitting causation. Special Master Herbrina Sanders approved the stipulation. Petitioner was awarded $90,000.00. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused the injury.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00705