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Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337
Petitioner: Ronni Cook
Filed: 2018-03-06
Decided: 2019-05-06
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2015-09-09
Condition: left shoulder injuries
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 25250

AI-assisted case summary:
Ronni Cook filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 6, 2018, alleging that she suffered left shoulder injuries as a result of an influenza vaccine received on September 9, 2015. She further alleged that her symptoms had lasted for more than six months. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's injuries. On May 6, 2019, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that compensation should be awarded. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Ronni Cook was awarded a lump sum of $25,250.00 in compensation for all items of damages. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. Petitioner counsel was Bridget Candace McCullough of Muller Brazil, LLP, and respondent counsel was Traci R. Patton of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Ronni Cook received an influenza vaccine on September 9, 2015, and alleged left shoulder injuries lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on May 6, 2019. The stipulation awarded $25,250.00. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury, stating only that the respondent denied causation and the parties stipulated to an award.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00337-0
Date issued/filed: 2019-08-14
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 05/07/2019) regarding 27 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 18-0337V
Filed: May 7, 2019
UNPUBLISHED
RONNI COOK,
Petitioner,
Special Processing Unit (SPU); Joint
v.
Stipulation on Damages; Influenza
(Flu) Vaccine; Shoulder Injury
SECRETARY OF HEALTH
Related to Vaccine Administration
AND HUMAN SERVICES,
(SIRVA)
Respondent.
Bridget Candace McCullough, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for petitioner.
Traci R. Patton, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On March 6, 2018, Ronni Cook (“petitioner”) filed a petition for compensation
under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et
seq.,2 (the “Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered left shoulder injuries as a
result of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine she received on September 9, 2015. Petition at 1;
Stipulation, filed May 6, 2019, at ¶ 4. Petitioner further alleges that her symptoms have
lasted for more than six months. Petition at 2; Stipulation at ¶ 4. “Respondent denies
that the flu vaccine caused petitioner to suffer left shoulder injuries or any other injury or
condition.” Stipulation at ¶ 6.
Nevertheless, on May 6, 2019, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The undersigned
1 The undersigned intends to post this decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website.
This means the decision will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance with
Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information,
the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the
undersigned agrees that the identified material fits within this definition, the undersigned will redact such
material from public access. Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the
action in this case, undersigned is required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims'
website in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal
Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services).
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding
damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, the undersigned
awards the following compensation:
A lump sum of $25,250.00, in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of
damages that would be available under § 15(a). Id.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of
the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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