VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00278
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00278
Petitioner: Lance Trollop
Filed: 2022-03-11
Decided: 2025-10-29
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2019-11-05
Condition: Bell's palsy
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 145000

AI-assisted case summary:
On March 11, 2022, Lance Trollop filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on November 5, 2019 caused Bell's palsy. The public stipulation identifies him as an adult petitioner but does not state his exact age.

Respondent denied that the influenza vaccine caused Mr. Trollop's Bell's palsy or any sequelae. The public stipulation does not provide a detailed clinical timeline describing first facial weakness, treatment, testing, recovery, or residual symptoms.

The parties resolved the case by stipulation. On October 29, 2025, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found the stipulation reasonable and awarded Mr. Trollop a lump sum of $145,000.00 for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

Theory of causation field:
Adult petitioner; influenza vaccine November 5, 2019; alleged Bell's palsy. COMPENSATED by stipulation. Respondent denied causation and sequelae; public stipulation lacks clinical chronology. Award $145,000.00 lump sum. CSM Corcoran October 29, 2025. Petition filed March 11, 2022.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_22-vv-00278-0
Date issued/filed: 2025-12-10
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/29/2025) regarding 49 DECISION on Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen. (hs) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
Filed: October 29, 2025
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LANCE TROLLOP *
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Petitioner, * No. 22-278V
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v. * Special Master Gowen
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Joseph A. Vuckovich, Mctlaw, Washington, D.C., for petitioner.
Ryan D. Pyles, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.
DECISION ON STIPULATION1
On March 11, 2022, Lance Trollop (“petitioner”) filed his claim for compensation in the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 Petition (ECF No. 1). Petitioner alleged that
as a result of receiving an influenza vaccination on November 5, 2019, he suffered Bell’s palsy.
Id. at Preamble.
On October 29, 2025, respondent filed a stipulation, stating that a decision should be
entered awarding compensation to petitioner. Stipulation (ECF No. 48). Respondent denies that
the flu vaccine petitioner received caused him to develop Bell’s Palsy or any other injury, or his
current condition. Id. at ¶ 6. Maintaining their respective positions, the parties nevertheless,
now agree that the issues between them settled and that a decision should be entered awarding
1 Pursuant to the E-Government Act of 2002, see 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012), because this decision contains a
reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am required to post it to a publicly available website. This decision
will appear at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc or on the Court of Federal Claims
website. This means the decision will be available to anyone with access to the Internet. Before the decision is
posted on the court’s website, each party has 14 days to file a motion requesting redaction “of any information
furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or
confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). “An objecting party must provide the court with a proposed
redacted version of the decision.” Id. If neither party files a motion for redaction within 14 days, the decision
will be posted on the court’s website without any changes. Id.
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-1 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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petitioner compensation in accordance with the stipulation attached hereto as Appendix A. Id. at
¶ 7.
The stipulation provides:
1) A lump sum payment of $145,000.00 to be paid through an ACH deposit to
petitioner’s counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement. This amount
represents all compensation for damages that would be available under 42
U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a) for injuries allegedly related to petitioner’s receipt of the
flu vaccine.
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 SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in
accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Thomas L. Gowen
Thomas L. Gowen
Special Master
3 Entry of judgment is expedited by each party’s filing notice renouncing the right to seek review. Vaccine Rule
11(a).
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