VICP Registry Case Source Bundle Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00752 Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00752 Petitioner: Timothy Anderson Filed: 2016-06-27 Decided: 2018-01-29 Vaccine: Tdap Vaccination date: 2013-07-22 Condition: Guillain-Barré syndrome Outcome: compensated Award amount USD: 235000 AI-assisted case summary: Timothy Anderson filed a petition on June 27, 2016, alleging that the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine he received on July 22, 2013, caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). He further alleged that he suffered residual effects for more than six months. The Tdap vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused or aggravated his injury. However, the parties reached a stipulation for compensation. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding Mr. Anderson a lump sum of $235,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages. The decision was filed on January 29, 2018. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner counsel was Danielle A. Strait of Maglio, Christopher & Toale. Respondent counsel was Adriana R. Teitel of the United States Department of Justice. Special Master Christian J. Moran issued the decision. Theory of causation field: Petitioner Timothy Anderson alleged that the Tdap vaccine administered on July 22, 2013, caused Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a condition listed on the Vaccine Injury Table, and that residual effects lasted more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties entered into a stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran. The stipulation resulted in an award of $235,000.00 for all damages. The public text does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or diagnostic findings. Petitioner counsel was Danielle A. Strait, and respondent counsel was Adriana R. Teitel. The decision was filed on January 29, 2018. Public staged source text: ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00752-0 Date issued/filed: 2018-01-29 Pages: 7 Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 1/2/2018) regarding 46 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (abs) Service on parties made. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case 1:16-vv-00752-UNJ Document 50 Filed 01/29/18 Page 1 of 7 In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TIMOTHY ANDERSON, * * No. 16-752V Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran * v. * Filed: January 2, 2018 * SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; tetanus-diphtheria- AND HUMAN SERVICES, * acellular pertussis (“Tdap”) vaccine; * Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”). * Respondent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Danielle A. Strait, Maglio, Christopher & Toale, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner; Adriana R. Teitel, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. UNPUBLISHED DECISION1 On December 29, 2017, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the petition for compensation filed by Timothy Anderson on June 27, 2016. Petitioner alleged that the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine he received on July 22, 2013, which is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré syndrome. 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-00752-UNJ Document 50 Filed 01/29/18 Page 2 of 7 Respondent denies that the vaccines either caused or significantly aggravated 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 lump sum payment of $235,000.00 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). In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B, the clerk is directed to enter judgment in case 16-752V according to this decision and the attached stipulation.2 IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Christian J. Moran Christian J. Moran Special Master 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. 2 Case 1:16-vv-00752-UNJ Document 50 Filed 01/29/18 Page 3 of 7 Case 1:16-vv-00752-UNJ Document 50 Filed 01/29/18 Page 4 of 7 Case 1:16-vv-00752-UNJ Document 50 Filed 01/29/18 Page 5 of 7 Case 1:16-vv-00752-UNJ Document 50 Filed 01/29/18 Page 6 of 7 Case 1:16-vv-00752-UNJ Document 50 Filed 01/29/18 Page 7 of 7