Tennie Komar v. HHS - Influenza, rheumatological injury (2023)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Tennie Komar filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 21, 2018, alleging she developed a rheumatological injury after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 13, 2015. The respondent denied that the immunization caused her injury.
However, the parties reached a settlement agreement and filed a joint stipulation on March 1, 2023. As part of the stipulation, the respondent agreed to pay Ms.
Komar a lump sum of $20,000.00 as compensation for all available damages. The Special Master adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation.
The decision was issued on March 27, 2023. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.
Ronald Homer, Esq., represented the petitioner, and Camille Collett, Esq., represented the respondent. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth issued the decision.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Tennie Komar alleged a rheumatological injury following an influenza vaccine administered on September 13, 2015. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation on March 1, 2023, agreeing to settle the case. The respondent agreed to pay a lump sum of $20,000.00 to the petitioner for all available damages. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation on March 27, 2023. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. Ronald Homer, Esq., represented the petitioner, and Camille Collett, Esq., represented the respondent.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01259