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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00592
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00592
Petitioner: Katy Correa
Filed: 2019-04-22
Decided: 2022-03-11
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2016-11-23
Condition: transverse myelitis
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 50000

AI-assisted case summary:
Katy Correa filed a petition on April 22, 2019, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on November 23, 2016, caused her to suffer from transverse myelitis. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged injury. The parties, represented by Diana Lynn Stadelnikas of Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA for the petitioner and Ryan Daniel Pyles for the respondent, reached a stipulation recommending an award of compensation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details of the transverse myelitis, any diagnostic tests performed, or treatments received. The parties agreed to waive their right to seek review, expediting the entry of judgment. The court found the stipulation to be reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Ms. Correa was awarded a lump sum of $50,000.00 as compensation for all damages, to be paid in the form of a check. The decision was issued on March 11, 2022.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Katy Correa alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on November 23, 2016, caused her to suffer from transverse myelitis. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, the mechanism of injury, or name any medical experts. The award was a lump sum of $50,000.00 for all damages. The decision date was March 11, 2022. Petitioner's counsel was Diana Lynn Stadelnikas, and respondent's counsel was Ryan Daniel Pyles.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00592-0
Date issued/filed: 2022-03-11
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 2/15/2022) regarding 59 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: February 15, 2022
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KATY CORREA, * UNPUBLISHED
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Petitioner, * No. 19-592V
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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; Transverse Myelitis
* (“TM”).
Respondent. *
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Diana Lynn Stadelnikas, Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA, Sarasota, FL, for petitioner.
Ryan Daniel Pyles, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION BASED ON STIPULATION1
On April 22, 2019, Katy Correa (“petitioner”) filed a petition in the National Vaccine
Injury Program2 alleging that as a result of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine administered on
November 23, 2016, she suffered transverse myelitis (“TM”). Petition at 1-3 (ECF No. 1).
On February 15, 2022, the parties filed a stipulation recommending an award of
compensation to petitioner. Stipulation (ECF No. 58). Respondent denies the flu vaccine caused
petitioner’s alleged TM and/or any other injury. Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint
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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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 $50,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
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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