E.E.Z. v. HHS - MMR, juvenile dermatomyositis (2022)
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Marian J. Zielinski and Mathew E.
Zielinski, as parents and legal representatives of the minor child E.E.Z., filed a petition on July 24, 2018, alleging that E.E.Z. suffered from juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) as a result of receiving the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) and varicella vaccinations on August 29, 2017. The respondent denied that the vaccines caused E.E.Z.'s alleged injury.
The parties reached a stipulation to settle the issues and award compensation. The stipulation awarded a lump sum of $237,655.90 for E.E.Z.'s estate and $12,344.10 for unreimbursable expenses, totaling $250,000.
Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopted the stipulation and ordered judgment accordingly.
The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation. Petitioner counsel was Richard H.
Moeller, and respondent counsel was Emilie Williams.