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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00820
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00820
Petitioner: Daniel Hedlund
Filed: 2018-06-11
Decided: 2021-09-28
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2017-04-10
Condition: chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 240000

AI-assisted case summary:
Daniel Hedlund filed a petition for compensation on June 11, 2018, alleging that the Influenza ("flu") vaccine he received on or about April 10, 2017, caused him to suffer from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). He further alleged that he suffered residual effects of this condition for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the CIDP or any other injury. The parties, represented by Kathleen M. Loucks for the petitioner and Ryan D. Pyles for the respondent, filed a joint stipulation on August 17, 2021. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation provided for compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). This included a lump sum payment of $240,000.00 payable to the petitioner and an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract, paid to the life insurance company from which the annuity would be purchased. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical course, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case. Judgment was to be entered according to this decision and the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Daniel Hedlund alleged that an Influenza vaccine administered on or about April 10, 2017, caused him to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), a condition listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. He claimed residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran on September 28, 2021. The stipulation awarded a lump sum of $240,000.00 and an amount for an annuity. The public text indicates the theory of causation was based on the Vaccine Injury Table, but does not detail specific medical experts, the mechanism of injury, or the evidence considered beyond the stipulation. Petitioner was represented by Kathleen M. Loucks and Respondent by Ryan D. Pyles.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00820-0
Date issued/filed: 2021-09-28
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 8/17/2021) regarding 84 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (Attachments: # (1) Appendix Joint Stipulation) (jmw) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:18-vv-00820-UNJ Document 90 Filed 09/28/21 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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DANIEL HEDLUND, *
* No. 18-820V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. * Filed: August 17, 2021
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; Influenza vaccine;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * chronic inflammatory demyelinating
* polyneuropathy.
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Respondent. *
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Kathleen M. Loucks, Lommen Abdo Law Firm, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner;
Ryan D. Pyles, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On August 17, 2021, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the
petition for compensation filed by Daniel Hedlund on June 11, 2018. Petitioner
alleged that the Influenza (“flu”) vaccine he received on or about April 10, 2017,
which is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a),
caused him to suffer chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(“CIDP”). Petitioner further alleges that he suffered the residual effects of this
injury for more than six months. Petitioner represents that there has been no prior
award or settlement of a civil action for damages on his behalf as a result of his
condition.
1 The E-Government Act, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and
Promotion of Electronic Government Services), requires that the Court post this decision on its
website. Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 18(b), the parties have 14 days to file a motion proposing
redaction of medical information or other information described in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4).
Any redactions ordered by the special master will appear in the document posted on the website.

Case 1:18-vv-00820-UNJ Document 90 Filed 09/28/21 Page 2 of 2
Respondent denies that the vaccine caused petitioner to suffer from CIDP or
any other injury.
Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto. The
undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the
Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Damages awarded in that stipulation include:
a. An amount sufficient to purchase the annuity contract described in
paragraph 10 of the stipulation, paid to the life insurance company
from which the annuity will be purchased.
b. A lump sum payment of $240,000.00 in the form of a check payable
to petitioner.
These amounts represent compensation for all damages that would be
available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B,
the clerk is directed to enter judgment according to this decision and the attached
stipulation.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each
party filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal
Claims judge.
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