VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01245
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01245
Petitioner: Kayla Neuenschwander
Filed: 2018-08-20
Decided: 2025-05-14
Vaccine: Hepatitis B
Vaccination date: 2015-08-04
Condition: Guillain-Barre Syndrome and permanent scarring
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 205000

AI-assisted case summary:
Kayla Neuenschwander filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 20, 2018, alleging that she developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome and permanent scarring after receiving a Hepatitis B vaccine on August 4, 2015. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the immunization caused the alleged injury. Despite the denial, the parties reached a settlement agreement. On May 14, 2025, they filed a joint stipulation outlining the settlement terms. As part of this stipulation, the respondent agreed to issue a payment of $205,000.00 as a lump sum to compensate for all damages available under the program. The Special Master adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation, directing the clerk of the court to enter judgment accordingly. The case was resolved through a settlement, avoiding a contested hearing on entitlement or damages.

Theory of causation field:
unclear

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01245-1
Date issued/filed: 2025-06-10
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 5/15/2025) regarding 111 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (dkj) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 18-1245V
Filed: May 15, 2025
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KAYLA NEUENSCHWANDER, *
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Petitioner, *
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v. *
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Ronald C. Homer, Esq., Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA, for petitioner.
Catherine E. Stolar, Esq., US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Roth, Special Master:
On August 20, 2018, Kayla Neuenschwander [“petitioner”] filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 Petitioner alleges that
she developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome and permanent scarring after receiving a Hepatitis B
vaccine on August 4, 2015. Stipulation, filed May 14, 2025, at ¶¶ 1-4. Respondent denies that the
aforementioned immunization caused petitioner’s injury. Stipulation at ¶ 6.
Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to settle the case. On May 14, 2025, the parties filed
a joint stipulation agreeing to settle this case and describing the settlement terms.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (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, I agree that
the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa
(2018).
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Respondent agrees to issue the following payment:
A lump sum of $205,000.00 to be paid through an ACH deposit to petitioner’s
counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to petitioner. This amount
represents compensation for all damages that would be available under § 300aa-15(a).
I adopt the parties’ stipulation attached hereto, and award compensation in the amount and
on the terms set forth therein. The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance
with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Mindy Michaels Roth
Mindy Michaels Roth
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party filing a notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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