VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00224
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00224
Petitioner: Alison Bracken
Filed: 2018-02-14
Decided: 2020-10-22
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2015-10-24
Condition: transverse myelitis
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 74143

AI-assisted case summary:
Alison Bracken filed a petition for compensation on February 14, 2018, on behalf of herself, alleging that the influenza vaccine she received on October 24, 2015, caused her to develop transverse myelitis (TM) and experience residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Petitioner's alleged TM or any other injury. However, on September 28, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation agreeing to an award of compensation. The stipulation stated that Petitioner would receive a lump sum of $74,142.81, payable to Petitioner, as compensation for all damages. Special Master Herbrina Sanders found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Judgment was entered in accordance with the stipulation.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Alison Bracken alleged that the influenza vaccine administered on October 24, 2015, caused her to develop transverse myelitis (TM) and experience residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a stipulation for award on September 28, 2020, agreeing to compensation for Petitioner. Special Master Herbrina Sanders adopted the stipulation, awarding Petitioner a lump sum of $74,142.81 for all damages. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, or treatments.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00224-0
Date issued/filed: 2020-10-22
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 09/28/2020) regarding 47 DECISION: Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Herbrina Sanders. (arm) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
Filed: September 28, 2020
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ALISON BRACKEN, * No. 18-224V
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Petitioner, * Special Master Sanders
v. *
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation for Award; Influenza (“flu”)
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Vaccine; Transverse Myelitis (“TM”)
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Respondent. *
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Ronald Craig Homer, Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA, for Petitioner.
Kyle Edward Pozza, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION1
On February 14, 2018, Alison Bracken (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for compensation
pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to -34
(2012); Pet. at 1, ECF No. 1. Petitioner alleged that the influenza (“flu”) vaccine she received on
October 24, 2015 caused her to develop transverse myelitis (“TM”) related to vaccine
administration. See Stip. at 1, ECF No. 46. Petitioner further alleged that she experienced the
residual effects of her injury for more than six months. Id.
On September 28, 2020, the parties filed a stipulation in which they state that a decision
should be entered awarding compensation to Petitioner. Id. at 2. Respondent denies that the flu
vaccine caused Petitioner’s alleged TM or any other injury. Id. at 1–2. Nevertheless, the parties
agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. I find the stipulation reasonable and
adopt it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
1 This Decision shall be posted on the website of the United States Court of Federal Claims, in
accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913
(codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012)). This means the Decision will be
available to anyone with access to the Internet. As provided by Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party
has 14 days within which to request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that
is a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2)
that includes medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b).
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755.

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The parties stipulate that Petitioner shall receive the following compensation:
A lump sum of $74,142.81 in the form of a check payable to [P]etitioner.
This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be
available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
Id. at 2.
I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. Accordingly, an award
should be made consistent with the stipulation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of
Court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Herbrina D. Sanders
Herbrina D. Sanders
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of
notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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