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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00521
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00521
Petitioner: Joseph H. Robinson
Filed: 2018-04-09
Decided: 2022-01-31
Vaccine: pneumococcal conjugate
Vaccination date: 2015-04-28
Condition: Parsonage-Turner Syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 40000

AI-assisted case summary:
Joseph H. Robinson filed a petition on April 9, 2018, alleging that he suffered from Parsonage-Turner Syndrome as a result of receiving the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar13) on April 28, 2015. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Mr. Robinson's condition. The parties, represented by counsel Jeffrey S. Pop for the petitioner and Catherine E. Stolar for the respondent, reached a stipulation to settle the case. Under the terms of the stipulation, the respondent agreed to award Mr. Robinson $40,000.00 as compensation for all damages. This amount was to be paid in a lump sum via check payable to the petitioner. The decision, issued by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen on January 31, 2022, noted that the parties waived their right to seek review of the judgment. The case was resolved via stipulation, with compensation awarded to the petitioner. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, or any expert testimony.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Joseph H. Robinson alleged that he suffered from Parsonage-Turner Syndrome as a result of receiving the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar13) on April 28, 2015. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation for settlement, resulting in an award of $40,000.00 in a lump sum. The Special Master was Thomas L. Gowen. The decision date was January 31, 2022. Petitioner's counsel was Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent's counsel was Catherine E. Stolar. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, any medical experts, or the mechanism of injury.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00521-0
Date issued/filed: 2022-01-31
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/06/2022) regarding 55 DECISION on Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen. (hs) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
Filed: January 6, 2022
* * * * * * * * * * * * * Unpublished
JOSEPH H. ROBINSON, *
Petitioner, * No. 18-521V
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v. * Special Master Gowen
*
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Decision on Stipulation;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Pneumococcal conjugate
* (“Prevnar13”); Parsonage-Turner
Respondent. * Syndrome.
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Jeffrey S. Pop, Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, Beverly Hills, CA., for petitioner.
Catherine E. Stolar, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.
DECISION ON STIPULATION1
On April 9, 2018, Joseph H. Robinson (“petitioner”), filed a petition for compensation
under the National Vaccine Injury Program.2 Petition (ECF No. 1). Petitioner alleges that as a
result of receiving the pneumococcal conjugate (“Prevnar13”) vaccine on April 28, 2015, he
suffered from Parsonage-Turner Syndrome. Id. at Preamble.
On January 6, 2022, respondent filed a stipulation providing that a decision should be
entered awarding compensation to petitioner. Stipulation (“Stip.”) (ECF No. 54). Respondent
denies that the Prevnar 13 vaccine is the cause of petitioner’s Parsonage-Turner Syndrome or any
other injury or his current condition. Id. at ¶ 6. Nevertheless, maintaining their respective
positions, the parties now agree that the issues between them shall be settled and that a decision
1 Pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002, see 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012), because this opinion contains a
reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required to post it on the website of the United States Court of
Federal Claims. The court’s website is at http://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/aggregator/sources/7. This means the
opinion will be available to anyone with access to the Internet. Before the opinion is posted on the court’s
website, each party has 14 days to file a motion requesting 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). “An objecting party must provide the court with a proposed redacted version of the
decision.” Id. If neither party files a motion for redaction within 14 days, the opinion will be posted on the
court’s website without any changes. Id.
2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in Part 2 of the National Childhood Vaccine
Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2012)
(Vaccine Act or the Act). All citations in this decision to individual sections of the Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S.C.A. §
300aa.

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should be entered awarding the compensation to the petitioner according to the terms of the
stipulation attached hereto as Appendix A. Id. at ¶ 7.
The stipulation provides:
a) A lump sum of $40,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner. This
amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under
42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
Accordingly, the Clerk of the Court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with
the terms of the stipulation and this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Thomas L. Gowen
Thomas L. Gowen
Special Master
3 Entry of judgment is expedited by each party’s filing notice renouncing the right to seek review. Vaccine Rule
11(a).
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