{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00915","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00915-0","petitioner_identifier":"A.K.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"minor (exact age not stated in public stipulation decision)","vaccine_type":"DTaP, Hepatitis B, IPV, Hib, Pneumococcal conjugate","vaccination_date":"2015-09-15","condition_raw":"transverse myelitis","condition_category":"transverse_myelitis","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":1658823.02,"decision_date":"2023-11-22","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T05:08:18.603461+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":5,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioners alleged that A.K., a minor, developed transverse myelitis (TM) with residual effects lasting over six months following administration of DTaP, Hepatitis B, IPV, Hib, and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on September 15, 2015. Respondent denied causation. The case was resolved via stipulation on November 21, 2023, with Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopting the stipulation as the court's decision on November 22, 2023. The stipulation recommended compensation for alleged vaccine injury. The public decision does not detail the specific medical experts consulted, the proposed mechanism of causation, or the specific Table 3 entry relied upon, as the matter was settled. The award included a lump sum of $1,047,256.50 to Regions Bank (trustee) for life care expenses and trust seed funds, $250,000.00 for partial lost future earnings, $78,563.29 for past unreimbursable expenses, $33,003.23 for a Medicaid lien, and $250,000.00 plus an additional unstated amount for annuity purchases. Petitioners' counsel was LeLand F. Dempsey. Respondent's counsel was Debra A. Filteau Begley.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2018-06-26","case_summary":"On June 26, 2018, Jessica Cook and Brandon Keck, as legal representatives of A.K., filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Program. Robert Scott and Angela Keck were substituted as co-conservators of A.K.'s estate and as petitioners on August 15, 2023. The petition alleged that A.K. developed transverse myelitis (TM) after receiving diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP), hepatitis B (Hep B), inactivated poliovirus (IPV), Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on September 15, 2015. The petition further alleged that A.K. experienced residual effects of the TM for more than six months. Respondent denied that the vaccines caused A.K.'s TM or any other injury, and denied that A.K.'s current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a stipulation on November 21, 2023, recommending compensation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the court's decision on November 22, 2023. The award included several components: a lump sum of $1,047,256.50 payable to Regions Bank as trustee for A.K., representing first-year life care expenses ($38,371.92) and trust seed funds ($1,008,884.58); a lump sum of $250,000.00 payable to the co-conservators for A.K.'s benefit, representing partial lost future earnings; a lump sum of $78,563.29 payable to Petitioners Robert Scott Keck and Angela M. Keck for past unreimbursable expenses; a lump sum of $33,003.23 to reimburse a State of Missouri Medicaid lien, payable jointly to Petitioners and Optum Subrogation Services; an unspecified amount to purchase an annuity contract; and an additional $250,000.00 to purchase another annuity contract. Petitioners were represented by LeLand F. Dempsey of Dempsey & Kingsland, P.C. Respondent was represented by Debra A. Filteau Begley of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details of the transverse myelitis, diagnostic tests performed, or treatments received. The specific mechanism of causation was not detailed in the public decision, as the case was resolved by stipulation.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"LeLand F. Dempsey","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Dempsey & Kingsland, P.C.","petitioner_attorney_location":"Kansas City, MO","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|leland-dempsey|","firm_canonical_key":"dempsey-and-kingsland","package_title":"SCOTT et al v. 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