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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00791
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00791
Petitioner: Andrew Trujillo
Filed: 2018-06-05
Decided: 2021-11-29
Vaccine: Tdap
Vaccination date: 2015-07-25
Condition: chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 60000

AI-assisted case summary:
Andrew Trujillo filed a petition on June 5, 2018, alleging that the Tdap vaccine he received on July 25, 2015, caused him to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) and that he experienced residual effects for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Mr. Trujillo's CIDP or any other injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a stipulation for award on November 9, 2021. In the stipulation, they agreed that Mr. Trujillo should receive compensation. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the court. Mr. Trujillo was awarded a lump sum of $60,000.00 as compensation for all damages. The parties jointly filed notice renouncing the 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-00791-0
Date issued/filed: 2021-11-29
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/12/2021) regarding 62 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: November 12, 2021
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ANDREW TRUJILLO, * No. 18-791V
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Petitioner, * Special Master Sanders
v. *
* Stipulation for Award; Tetanus-
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Diphtheria-Acellular Pertussis
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * (“Tdap”) Vaccine; Chronic Inflammatory
* Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (“CIDP”)
Respondent. *
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Bridget McCullough, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for Petitioner.
Colleen Hartley, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION1
On June 5, 2018, Andrew Trujillo (“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 tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (“Tdap”) vaccine
he received on July 25, 2015, caused him to suffer from chronic inflammatory demyelinating
polyneuropathy (“CIDP”). Id. Petitioner further alleged that he experienced the residual effects of
his injury for more than six months. Stip. at 1, ECF No. 61.
On November 9, 2021, 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
vaccine caused [P]etitioner’s alleged CIDP, or any other injury[.]” Id. Respondent further “denies
that his current condition is a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury.” Id. Nevertheless, the parties
agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. Id. I find the stipulation reasonable
and adopt it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
The parties stipulate that Petitioner shall receive the following compensation:
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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A lump sum of $60,000.00 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.
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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