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Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00132
Petitioner: Karl Tiedemann, Jr
Filed: 2019-01-28
Decided: 2022-06-27
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2016-11-18
Condition: chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 556073

AI-assisted case summary:
Karl Tiedemann, Jr. filed a petition on January 28, 2019, alleging that an influenza vaccine he received on November 18, 2016, caused him to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Mr. Tiedemann's condition. The parties, however, reached a stipulation for an award of compensation. The stipulation detailed a lump sum of $174,925.57 for first-year life care expenses, pain and suffering, and past unreimbursable expenses. Additionally, a lump sum of $381,148.00 was stipulated to reimburse a lien for services rendered by the New Hampshire Medicaid Program. A further amount was to be paid to purchase an annuity contract for future damages. The total stipulated award was $556,073.57. The Special Master found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court, ordering judgment to be entered in accordance with its terms. This case was decided based on the stipulation, not on a finding of causation by the court.

Theory of causation field:
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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00132-0
Date issued/filed: 2022-07-25
Pages: 10
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 6/28/2022) regarding 72 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (mjf) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
Filed: June 28, 2022
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KARL TIEDEMANN, JR, * UNPUBLISHED
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Petitioner, * No. 19-132V
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v. * Special Master Dorsey
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Decision Based on Stipulation; Influenza
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * (“Flu”) Vaccine; Chronic Inflammatory
* Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (“CIDP”).
Respondent. *
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Bridget Candace McCullough, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for petitioner.
Debra A. Filteau Begley, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION BASED ON STIPULATION1
On January 28, 2019, Karl Tiedemann (“petitioner”) filed a petition in the National
Vaccine Injury Program2 alleging that as the result of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine administered
on November 18, 2016, he suffered chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(“CIDP”). Petition at Preamble (ECF No. 1).
On June 27, 2022, the parties filed a stipulation recommending an award of compensation
to petitioner. Stipulation (ECF No. 71). Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused
petitioner’s alleged CIDP, or any other injury, or his current condition. Nevertheless, the parties
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned is required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website in
accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (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, the undersigned
agrees that the identified material fits within this definition, the undersigned will redact such
material from public access.
2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in Part 2 of the National
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as amended,
42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to -34 (2012) (“Vaccine Act” or “the Act”). All citations in this Decision
to individual sections of the Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S.C.A. § 300aa.
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agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds the
stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the
terms set forth therein.
The parties stipulate that petitioners shall receive the following compensation:
(1) A lump sum of $174,925.57 which amount represents compensation for first year
life care expenses ($23,425.57), pain and suffering ($150,000.00), and past
unreimbursable expenses ($1,500.00) in the form of a check payable to
petitioner;
(2) A lump sum of $381,148.00, which amount represents reimbursement of a lien
for services rendered on behalf of petitioner by the New Hampshire Medicaid
Program, in the form of a check payable jointly to petitioner and
Treasurer
State of NH-DHHS, 129 Pleasant St.
Thayer Bldg. - TPL Unit
Concord, NH, 03301
NH MID# l 1005304003
Attn: Michelle Laramee
(3) An amount sufficient to purchase the annuity contract described in paragraph
10 of the stipulation, paid to the life insurance company from which the annuity
will be purchased (the “Life Insurance Company”).
This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 42
U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Stipulation at ¶ 8.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation.
Accordingly, an award should be made consistent with the stipulation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of
Court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora B. Dorsey
Nora B. Dorsey
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of
notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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