Macklin v. HHS - other (2023)

Filed 2021-01-01Decided 2023-08-10Vaccine vaccine
compensated$40,000

Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]

This case involves a petitioner who filed a claim under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The specific vaccine administered, the date of vaccination, the petitioner's age at the time of vaccination, and the alleged injury are not described in the provided public decision.

The parties, identified as Petitioner and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, reached a joint stipulation for compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H.

Corcoran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the court. Pursuant to the stipulation, the court awarded the Petitioner a lump sum of $40,000.00, payable by check to the Petitioner.

This award is intended to compensate for all items of damages available under Section 15(a) of the program. The decision directs the Clerk of Court to enter judgment in accordance with this award, unless a motion for review is filed.

The parties may expedite the entry of judgment by jointly filing a notice renouncing their right to seek review.

Theory of causation

The public decision does not describe the specific vaccine, vaccination date, petitioner's age, or the alleged injury. The parties, Petitioner and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a joint stipulation for compensation on July 6, 2023. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation as his decision, awarding a lump sum of $40,000.00 to the Petitioner. This award is for all items of damages available under Section 15(a). The public text does not name any experts or describe a specific theory of causation or mechanism of injury. The decision was issued on August 10, 2023, by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran.

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