J.P. v. HHS - Hib, neutropenia (2020)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Jeremy and Gina Price, as the natural parents of J.P., a minor, filed a petition on September 25, 2018, alleging that J.P. suffered from neutropenia as a result of receiving the Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate (PCV 13) vaccines on August 9, 2016. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccines caused J.P.'s condition.
The parties reached a stipulation recommending an award of compensation, which the Special Master found reasonable and adopted as the decision of the Court. J.P. was awarded a lump sum of $15,000.00 for all damages.
The parties jointly filed notice renouncing the right to seek review, and judgment was entered accordingly. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.
Petitioner counsel was Carol L. Gallagher, and respondent counsel was Julia Marter Collison.
Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued the decision.
Theory of causation
Petitioners alleged that J.P. suffered from neutropenia as a result of receiving the Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and pneumococcal conjugate (PCV 13) vaccines on August 9, 2016. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation for compensation, and the Special Master adopted it as the decision of the Court. J.P. was awarded $15,000.00. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. The decision was based on a stipulation, not on a finding of causation after litigation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued the decision on December 29, 2020. Petitioner counsel was Carol L. Gallagher, and respondent counsel was Julia Marter Collison.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01472