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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00632
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00632
Petitioner: Arthur Renfro
Filed: 2018-05-03
Decided: 2022-01-26
Vaccine: Tdap
Vaccination date: 2016-09-22
Condition: vaccine-induced allergic reaction, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), chronic hematoma, chronic pain of left thumb, chronic pain of left wrist, chronic pain of left shoulder, chronic pain of left arm, nerve impingement, neuropathy, exacerbated left thumb carpometacarpal arthrosis, and depression with chronic pain
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 70000

AI-assisted case summary:
Arthur Renfro filed a petition alleging that a Tdap vaccine administered on September 22, 2016, caused him to suffer a vaccine-induced allergic reaction, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), chronic hematoma, chronic pain in his left thumb, wrist, shoulder, and arm, nerve impingement, neuropathy, exacerbated left thumb carpometacarpal arthrosis, and depression with chronic pain. The petition was filed on May 3, 2018. Respondent denied that the Tdap vaccine caused petitioner's alleged injuries. However, the parties reached a stipulation for an award of compensation. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Arthur Renfro was awarded a lump sum of $70,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. The parties agreed to waive their right to seek review, and judgment was entered accordingly.

Theory of causation field:
unclear

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00632-0
Date issued/filed: 2022-02-22
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 1/26/2022) regarding 83 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (mjf) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:18-vv-00632-UNJ Document 94 Filed 02/22/22 Page 1 of 7
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
Filed: January 26, 2022
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ARTHUR RENFRO, * UNPUBLISHED
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Petitioner, * No. 18-632V
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v. * Special Master Dorsey
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Decision Based on Stipulation; Tetanus-
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Diphtheria-Acellular Pertussis (“Tdap”)
* Vaccine; Allergic Reaction; Deep Vein
Respondent. * Thrombosis (“DVT”); Hematoma; Chronic
* Pain; Nerve Impingement; Neuropathy;
* Depression.
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Mark Theodore Sadaka, Law Offices of Sadaka Associates, LLC, Englewood, NJ, for petitioner.
James Vincent Lopez, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION BASED ON STIPULATION1
On May 3, 2018, Arthur Renfro (“petitioner”) filed a petition in the National Vaccine
Injury Program2 alleging that as a result of the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (“Tdap”)
vaccine administered on September 22, 2016, he suffered “vaccine-induced allergic reaction,
deep vein thrombosis (DVT), chronic hematoma, chronic pain of left thumb, chronic pain of left
wrist, chronic pain of left shoulder, chronic pain of left arm, nerve impingement, neuropathy,
exacerbated left thumb carpometacarpal arthrosis, and depression with chronic pain.” Amended
Petition at Preamble (ECF No. 1); Petitioner’s Exhibit 8 at 2.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
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). 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.
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-10 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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On January 26, 2022, the parties filed a stipulation recommending an award of
compensation to petitioner. Stipulation (ECF No. 82). Respondent denies the Tdap vaccine
caused petitioner’s alleged injuries, or caused any other injury or medical condition.
Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. The
undersigned finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in
awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
The parties stipulate that petitioners shall receive the following compensation:
(1) A lump sum of $70,000.00 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). Stipulation at ¶ 8.
The undersigned approves 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/Nora B. Dorsey
Nora B. Dorsey
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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