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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00430
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00430
Petitioner: Amy Thompson
Filed: 2019-03-22
Decided: 2025-05-27
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2016-10-04
Condition: transverse myelitis
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 122462

AI-assisted case summary:
On March 22, 2019, Amy Thompson filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging that she developed transverse myelitis as a result of an influenza vaccine received on October 4, 2016. The case caption was later amended to reflect Julie McNamara, administrator of Ms. Thompson's estate, as the petitioner after Ms. Thompson passed away in 2023. The respondent denied that the immunization caused the injury. Despite the denial, the parties reached a settlement. The Special Master adopted the joint stipulation, awarding compensation. The settlement includes a lump sum of $108,000.00 to be paid to petitioner's counsel for disbursement to the estate and an additional $14,462.78 to satisfy a State of Illinois Medicaid lien. This total award of $122,462.78 represents compensation for all damages available under the program. The decision directs the clerk of the court to enter judgment in accordance with this settlement. The public decision does not describe the onset, specific symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. The names of petitioner's counsel were Ronald C. Homer, Esq., and respondent's counsel was Christopher Pinto, Esq. The Special Master was Mindy Michaels Roth.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Amy Thompson alleged that an influenza vaccine received on October 4, 2016, caused her to develop transverse myelitis. The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a settlement, and the Special Master adopted the joint stipulation. The settlement included a lump sum of $108,000.00 to the petitioner's estate and $14,462.78 to satisfy a State of Illinois Medicaid lien, totaling $122,462.78. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. The case was filed on March 22, 2019, and the decision was issued on May 27, 2025. Petitioner's counsel was Ronald C. Homer, Esq., and respondent's counsel was Christopher Pinto, Esq. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth issued the decision.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00430-0
Date issued/filed: 2025-05-27
Pages: 8
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 4/29/2025) regarding 96 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (msg) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 19-430V
Filed: April 29, 2025
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JULIE MCNAMARA, Administrator of *
Estate of Amy Thompson, *
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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.
Christopher Pinto, Esq., US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Roth, Special Master:
On March 22, 2019, Amy Thompson filed a petition for compensation under the National
Vaccine Injury Compensation Program,2 alleging that she developed transverse myelitis (“TM”)
as a result of the influenza (“flu”) vaccine she received on October 4, 2016. Petition, ECF No. 1;
Stipulation, filed April 29, 2025, at ¶¶ 1-4. In 2023, Ms. Thompson passed away, and the case
caption was amended to reflect Julie McNamara (“petitioner”), the administrator of Ms.
Thompson’s estate, as the petitioner in this case. ECF Nos. 70, 73. Respondent denies that the
aforementioned immunization caused petitioner’s injury. Stipulation at ¶ 6.
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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Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to settle the case. On April 29, 2025, the parties filed
a joint stipulation agreeing to settle this case and describing the settlement terms.
Respondent agrees to issue the following payment:
a. A lump sum of $108,000.00 to be paid through an ACH deposit to petitioner's counsel's
IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to petitioner as the personal representative of the
estate of Amy Thompson; and
b. A lump sum of $14,462.78 to satisfy a State of Illinois Medicaid lien, in the form of a check
made payable jointly to petitioner and:
Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Bureau of Collections
Personal Injury Unit
PO Box 19174
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9174
Case No: 93-244-0605133026
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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