Dean Hrieche v. HHS - Meningococcal, bursitis, fibrosis, and left-arm impingement syndrome (2021)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Laila Hrieche, as Executor of the Estate of Dean Hrieche, filed a petition on December 29, 2017, alleging that Dean Hrieche suffered from vaccine-induced bursitis, fibrosis, and left-arm impingement syndrome as a result of receiving a meningococcal and influenza vaccine on September 27, 2016. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccines caused or aggravated the alleged injuries and also denied that the condition was a Table injury.
Despite these denials, the parties reached a stipulation for compensation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court.
The stipulation provided for a lump sum payment of $60,000.00 to petitioner, as legal representative of the estate of Dean Hrieche, to cover all damages. The judgment was entered based on this stipulation.
Theory of causation
Petitioner alleged that Dean Hrieche suffered from vaccine-induced bursitis, fibrosis, and left-arm impingement syndrome following a meningococcal and influenza vaccination on September 27, 2016. The respondent denied causation and aggravation, and denied that the condition was a Table injury. The parties stipulated to an award of $60,000.00. The Special Master adopted the stipulation. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed medical evidence supporting the petitioner's claim or the respondent's denial. The outcome was compensation based on stipulation.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-02063