Andrew Tidd v. HHS - Influenza, myocarditis and death (2020)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Mary Newcomb, as executrix of the estate of Andrew Tidd, filed a petition on September 13, 2018, alleging that the influenza vaccine Mr. Tidd received on September 17, 2016, caused him to suffer myocarditis and death.
The respondent denied that the vaccine caused the injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, or treatments. Special Master Christian J.
Moran reviewed the stipulation and adopted it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded a lump sum payment of $150,000.00, payable to petitioner as the legal representative of Andrew Tidd, as compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
The case proceeded as a Table claim. Petitioner counsel was Jessica E.
Choper of Britcher Leone, LLC, and respondent counsel was Julia M. Collison of the United States Department of Justice.
The decision was filed on February 11, 2020, and entered on March 27, 2020.
Theory of causation
Petitioner alleged that the influenza vaccine administered on September 17, 2016, caused Andrew Tidd to suffer myocarditis and death. The case proceeded as a Table claim. The respondent denied the alleged causation. The parties submitted a joint stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran. The stipulation resulted in a lump sum award of $150,000.00 for all damages. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the specific Table category relied upon beyond stating it was a Table claim. Petitioner counsel was Jessica E. Choper, and respondent counsel was Julia M. Collison. The decision was filed February 11, 2020, and judgment entered March 27, 2020.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01393