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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00659
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00659
Petitioner: Beth Bieranowski
Filed: 2018-07-16
Decided: 2018-07-16
Vaccine: pneumococcal conjugate
Vaccination date: 2016-05-06
Condition: left shoulder injury
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 55000

AI-assisted case summary:
Petitioner Beth Bieranowski filed this case on July 16, 2018, alleging that she suffered a left shoulder injury caused by a pneumococcal conjugate (Prevnar 13) vaccine administered on May 6, 2016. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's injury. The parties reached a stipulation to resolve the case, and the court adopted the stipulation. Special Master Laura D. Millman issued a decision awarding Beth Bieranowski $55,000.00 in damages, representing reimbursement for all available damages. The award was to be paid as a lump sum check to the petitioner. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, treatments, or expert testimony. Jessica A. Olins represented the petitioner, and Traci R. Patton represented the respondent.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Beth Bieranowski alleged a left shoulder injury caused by a May 6, 2016 receipt of a pneumococcal conjugate (Prevnar 13) vaccine. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation to resolve the case, and Special Master Laura D. Millman awarded $55,000.00 in damages. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, mechanism of injury, or any expert testimony presented. The award was a lump sum of $55,000.00.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00659-0
Date issued/filed: 2018-08-13
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 07/16/2018) regarding 23 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Laura D Millman. (tlf) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:17-vv-00659-UNJ Document 24 Filed 08/13/18 Page 1 of 7
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 17-659V
Filed: July 16, 2018
Not for Publication
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BETH BIERANOWSKI, *
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Petitioner, *
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* Damages decision based on stipulation;
v. * pneumococcal conjugate (Prevnar 13)
* vaccine; left shoulder injury
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Jessica A. Olins, Washington, DC, for petitioner.
Traci R. Patton, Washington, DC, for respondent.
MILLMAN, Special Master
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
On July 16, 2018, the parties filed the attached stipulation in which they agreed to settle
this case and described the settlement terms. Petitioner alleges that she suffered a left shoulder
injury that was caused by her May 6, 2016 receipt of pneumococcal conjugate (“Prevnar 13”)
vaccine. Respondent denies that the Prevnar 13 vaccine caused petitioner’s left shoulder injury or
any other injury. Nonetheless, the parties agreed to resolve this matter informally.
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the special master’s action in this
case, the special master intends to post this unpublished decision on the United States Court of Federal
Claims’s website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899,
2913 (Dec. 17, 2002). Vaccine Rule 18(b) states that all decisions of the special masters will be made
available to the public unless they contain trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is
privileged and confidential, or medical or similar information whose disclosure would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of privacy. When such a decision is filed, petitioner has 14 days to identify and
move to delete such information prior to the document’s disclosure. If the special master, upon review,
agrees that the identified material fits within the banned categories listed above, the special master shall
delete such material from public access.

Case 1:17-vv-00659-UNJ Document 24 Filed 08/13/18 Page 2 of 7
The undersigned finds the terms of the stipulation to be reasonable. The court hereby
adopts the parties’ said stipulation, attached hereto, and awards compensation in the amount and
on the terms set forth therein. Pursuant to the stipulation, the court awards a lump sum of
$55,000.00, representing reimbursement for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C.
§ 300aa-15(a) (2012). The award shall be in the form of a check payable to petitioner in the
amount of $55,000.00.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the
court is directed to enter judgment herewith.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: July 16, 2018 s/ Laura D. Millman
Laura D. Millman
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party, either separately or
jointly, filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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