Rachelle Mudrack v. HHS - Tdap, transverse myelitis (2019)

On November 17, 2017, Rachelle Mudrack filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The petitioner alleged that a Tdap vaccination received on December 15, 2014, caused an injury diagnosed as transverse myelitis.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the Tdap vaccination caused the alleged injury. The parties, represented by counsel Lawrence R.

Cohan for the petitioner and Ryan D. Pyles for the respondent, reached a stipulation to settle the case.

The stipulation awarded Rachelle Mudrack $100,000.00 in damages, payable by check to the petitioner, representing all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Special Master Thomas L.

Gowen found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court, ordering judgment to be entered accordingly. The decision was issued on March 19, 2019.