Lesa Marie Bowman-Harris v. HHS - Tdap, loss of eyesight, chronic headaches, and bilateral optic neuritis (2019)

On August 30, 2017, Lesa Marie Bowman-Harris filed a petition with the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that a Tdap vaccine administered on July 6, 2015, caused her to suffer from loss of eyesight, chronic headaches, and bilateral optic neuritis. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused these conditions.

The parties subsequently filed a stipulation for award on January 23, 2019. Special Master Herbrina Sanders reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court.

The stipulation provided that Petitioner would receive a lump sum of $175,000.00, payable by check, as compensation for all damages available under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. Petitioner was represented by David William Hittle, and Respondent was represented by Lisa Ann Watts.

Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed.