V.S.A. v. HHS - Rotavirus, intussusception (2019)

Andrew and Karina Sanchez-Aldana filed a petition on December 5, 2017, on behalf of their minor child, V.S.A. They alleged that V.S.A. suffered from intussusception as a result of receiving the rotavirus vaccine on December 5, 2014.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, maintained that the rotavirus vaccine did not cause V.S.A.'s injury. The parties engaged in settlement negotiations, beginning in April 2018, and subsequently filed a stipulation on April 5, 2019.

Special Master Brian H. Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found it to be reasonable, adopting it as the decision in the case.

The stipulation awarded compensation for all damages under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. The award consisted of a lump sum of $4,633.15, payable to the Petitioners, and an additional amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case. The attorneys for the Petitioner were John R.

Howie of Howie Law, P.C., and for the Respondent, Althea W. Davis of the U.S.

Department of Justice.