VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01936
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01936
Petitioner: Macklin
Filed: 2021-01-01
Decided: 2023-08-10
Vaccine: 
Vaccination date: 
Condition: 
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 40000

AI-assisted case summary:
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 field:
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.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-01936-0
Date issued/filed: 2023-08-10
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 07/10/2023) regarding 35 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (tlf) Service on parties made.
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Nevertheless, on July 6, 2023, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation, stating
that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the stipulation
reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, I award the following
compensation:
A lump sum of $40,000.00 in the form of a check payable to Petitioner.
Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages
that would be available under Section 15(a). Id.
I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. In the absence of
a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of Court is directed to
enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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