Christine Cossette v. HHS - Tdap, complex regional pain syndrome (2022)

Christine Cossette filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Program on April 19, 2020, alleging that she developed complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) as a result of receiving a Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular-pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on July 24, 2018. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the Tdap vaccine caused her injuries.

However, the parties reached a stipulation to settle the case. The stipulation provided for a lump sum award of $95,000.00 to compensate Ms.

Cossette for all damages. Special Master Thomas L.

Gowen adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation. The decision was issued on April 19, 2022.

Petitioner counsel was Ronald Craig Homer. Respondent counsel was Andrew Henning.

The public decision does not describe the onset, symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of causation.