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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00068
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00068
Petitioner: R.H.
Filed: 2023-01-19
Decided: 2025-04-21
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2020-02-20
Condition: chronic osteomyelitis
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 155589

AI-assisted case summary:
On January 19, 2023, Tiffany Huettl, as the natural guardian and legal representative of her minor son, R.H., filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The petition alleged that an influenza vaccine administered to R.H. on February 20, 2020, caused him to develop chronic osteomyelitis. R.H. had a medical history including asthma, atopic dermatitis, and bronchiolitis due to RSV, but no prior issues with his left lower extremities. Four days after receiving the influenza vaccine in his left thigh, on February 24, 2020, R.H. began experiencing pain and swelling in his left knee, which extended up his thigh, accompanied by a fever that was unresponsive to Tylenol or ibuprofen. The Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Injury Compensation Programs reviewed the medical records and determined that R.H.'s chronic osteomyelitis was more likely than not caused by the influenza vaccine. The Special Master, Christian J. Moran, issued a ruling on September 6, 2023, finding R.H. entitled to compensation, acknowledging that the injury satisfied the statutory requirement of lasting at least six months or resulting in inpatient hospitalization and surgical intervention. Subsequently, on March 26, 2025, the respondent filed a Proffer on Award of Compensation, which the petitioner agreed to. The court awarded R.H. a total of $155,589.40. This amount included $150,000.00 for pain and suffering, with any projected pain and suffering award reduced to net present value. Additionally, $5,589.40 was awarded for first-year life care expenses. Future life care expenses will be covered by an annuity purchased by the respondent. The annuity payments are contingent on R.H. remaining alive at the time a particular payment is due. The annuity payments are to be made to the petitioner, Tiffany Huettl, as R.H.'s court-appointed guardian or conservator, provided she submits documentation of her appointment. If she is not authorized, payments will be made to the legally appointed guardian or conservator. The annuity payments will grow at a four percent annual rate for non-medical life care items and a five percent annual rate for medical life care items, compounded annually from the date of judgment. The parties were represented by Lawrence R. Cohan of Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PA, for the petitioner, and Jamica Marie Littles of the U.S. Department of Justice, for the respondent. The decision was issued by Special Master Christian J. Moran on April 21, 2025.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Tiffany Huettl alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on February 20, 2020, to her minor son, R.H., caused him to develop chronic osteomyelitis. R.H. experienced left knee pain and swelling four days post-vaccination, accompanied by fever. The Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Injury Compensation Programs determined that the chronic osteomyelitis was more likely than not caused by the vaccine, satisfying the statutory requirement for injury duration or severity. The Special Master, Christian J. Moran, ruled in favor of entitlement on September 6, 2023. A Proffer on Award of Compensation was filed on March 26, 2025, and agreed to by the petitioner. The award included $150,000.00 for pain and suffering and $5,589.40 for first-year life care expenses, with future life care expenses to be provided via a life-contingent annuity. The public decision does not detail the specific medical experts consulted, the mechanism of injury, or the specific diagnostic tests performed. Petitioner was represented by Lawrence R. Cohan and respondent by Jamica Marie Littles. The final decision and award were issued on April 21, 2025.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00068-0
Date issued/filed: 2023-09-28
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 9/6/2023) regarding 27 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (dksc) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:23-vv-00068-UNJ Document 31 Filed 09/28/23 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
TIFFANY HUETTL, * No. 23-68V
as natural guardian and legal representative*
of her minor son, R.H. *
*
Petitioner, *
* Special Master Christian J. Moran
v. *
* Filed: September 6, 2023
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
*
Respondent. *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Lawrence R. Cohan, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, PA, for petitioner;
Jamica Marie Littles, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
RULING FINDING ENTITLEMENT TO COMPENSATION1
Tiffany Huettl alleges that an influenza (“flu”) vaccination caused her son, R.H., to
develop chronic osteomyelitis and seeks compensation on his behalf. Pet., filed Jan. 19, 2023.
The evidence preponderates in favor of entitlement.
Before receiving the flu vaccine, R.H. had asthma, atopic dermatitis, and bronchiolitis
due to respiratory syncytial virus (“RSV”). Exhibit 2 at 121. R.H’s medical history before the
flu vaccine did not indicate any problems in his left lower extremities. Id.
On February 20, 2020, R.H. received the flu vaccine in his left thigh. Four days later, on
February 24, 2020, R.H. started having left knee pain and swelling. See Exhibit 1 at 36. The
swelling radiated up to the left thigh. Id. R.H. also developed a fever that was not responsive to
Tylenol or ibuprofen. Id.
Medical personnel in the Division of Injury Compensation Programs at the Department of
1 Because this Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website, and/or at
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002.
44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means
the Ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), the parties
have 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute
an unwarranted invasion of privacy. Any changes will appear in the document posted on the website.

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Health and Human Services (“DICP”) reviewed the medical documents and determined that
R.H.’s chronic osteomyelitis was more likely than not caused by the flu vaccine. Resp’t’s Rep.
at 11. The Secretary recognized that “petitioner has satisfied the statutory requirement that
R.H.’s injury lasted for at least six months, or resulted in ‘inpatient hospitalization and surgical
intervention’ as required by 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-11(c)(1)(D)(i),(iii).” Id.
Special masters may determine whether a petitioner is entitled to compensation based
upon the record. A hearing is not required. 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-13; Vaccine Rule 8(d). Based
upon a review of the record as a whole, the undersigned finds that Ms. Huettl has established that
she, on behalf of R.H., is entitled to compensation for his injury.
Accordingly, Ms. Huettl, on behalf of R.H., is entitled to compensation for his injury.
Ms. Huettl remains obligated to submit a status report regarding her demand by Friday,
September 22, 2023. See order, issued Aug. 15, 2023.
Any questions may be directed to my law clerk, Debbie Chu, at (202) 357-6360.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
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DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-00068-1
Date issued/filed: 2025-04-21
Pages: 10
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/28/2025) regarding 66 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (jjb) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:23-vv-00068-UNJ Document 67 Filed 04/21/25 Page 1 of 10
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
TIFFANY HUETTL, * No. 23-68V
as natural guardian and legal representative*
of her minor son, R.H. *
*
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
v. *
* Filed: March 28, 2025
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
*
Respondent. *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Lawrence Cohan, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner;
Jamica Marie Littles, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
On January 19, 2023, petitioner Tiffany Huettl filed a petition on behalf of her minor
child R.H. for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42
U.S.C. § 300aa-10 to -34 et seq. (“Vaccine Act” or “Act”). Petitioner alleged that an influenza
(“flu”) vaccine administered to R.H. on February 20, 2020, caused chronic osteomyelitis. Pet. at
1. On September 5, 2023, the undersigned ruled that petitioner is entitled to compensation under
the Vaccine Act.
On March 26, 2025, respondent filed a Proffer on Award of Compensation, to which
petitioner agrees. Based upon the record as a whole, the undersigned finds the Proffer
reasonable and that petitioner is entitled to an award as stated in the Proffer. Pursuant to the
attached Proffer the court awards petitioner:
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must
be made publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims’
website, and/or at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance
with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (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), the parties have 14
days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would
constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. Any changes will appear in the document posted
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Respondent proffers that R.H. should be awarded $150,000.00 in actual and
projected pain and suffering. This amount reflects that any award for projected
pain and suffering has been reduced to net present value.
A lump sum payment of $155,589.40, representing compensation for life care
expenses in the first year after judgment ($5,589.40), and pain and suffering
($150,000.00), to be paid through an ACH deposit to petitioner’s counsel’s
IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to petitioner as guardian/conservator
of the estate of R.H., for the benefit of R.H. No payments shall be made until
petitioner provides respondent with documentation establishing that she has been
appointed as the guardian/conservator of R.H.’s estate. If petitioner is not
authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction to serve as guardian/conservator
of the estate of R.H., any such payment shall be made to the party or parties
appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to serve as
guardian(s)/conservator(s) of the estate of R.H. upon submission of written
documentation of such appointment to the Secretary.
An amount sufficient to purchase the annuity contract, subject to the conditions
described below, that will provide payments for the life care items contained in
the life care plan, as illustrated by the chart at Tab A attached hereto, paid to the
life insurance company from which the annuity will be purchased. Compensation
for Year Two (beginning on the first anniversary of the date of judgment) and all
subsequent years shall be provided through respondent’s purchase of an annuity,
which annuity shall make payments directly to petitioner only so long as R.H. is
alive at the time a particular payment is due. At the Secretary’s sole discretion,
the periodic payments may be provided to petitioner in monthly, quarterly,
annual or other installments. The “annual amounts” set forth in the chart as Tab
A describe only the total yearly sum to be paid to petitioner and do not require
that the payment be made in one annual installment.
Respondent proffers that a four percent (4%) growth rate should be applied to
all non-medical life care items, and a five percent (5%) growth rate should be
applied to all medical life care items. Thus, the benefits illustrated in the chart at
Tab A that are to be paid through annuity payments should grow as follows: four
percent (4%) compounded annually from the date of judgment for non-medical
items, and five percent (5%) compounded annually from the date of judgment
for medical items.
The petitioner will continue to receive the annuity payments from the Life
Insurance Company only so long as R.H. is alive at the time that a particular
payment is due. Written notice shall be provided to the Secretary of Health and
Human Services and the Life Insurance Company within twenty (20) days of
R.H.’s death.
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No payments shall be made until petitioner provides respondent with
documentation establishing that she has been appointed as the
guardian(s)/conservator(s) of R.H.’s estate. If petitioner is not authorized by a
court of competent jurisdiction to serve as guardian(s)/conservator(s) of the
estate of R.H., any such payment shall be made to the party or parties appointed
by a court of competent jurisdiction to serve as guardian(s)/conservator(s) of the
estate of R.H. upon submission of written documentation of such appointment to
the Secretary.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B, the clerk is
directed to enter judgment in case 23-68V according to this decision and the attached proffer.2
Any questions regarding this order may be directed to my law clerk, Josh Baker, at (202)
357-6360.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each party filing
a notice renouncing the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal Claims judge.
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
)
TIFFANY HUETTL, as natural guardian and )
legal representative of her minor son, R.H., )
)
Petitioner, )
)
v. ) No. 23-68V
) Special Master Moran
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND ) ECF
HUMAN SERVICES, )
)
Respondent. )
)
RESPONDENT’S PROFFER ON AWARD OF COMPENSATION
On January 19, 2023, Tiffany Huettl (“petitioner”), on behalf of her minor child, R.H.,
filed a petition for compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42
U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (“Vaccine Act” or “Act”), alleging that as a result of receiving an
influenza (“flu”) vaccine on February 20, 2020, R.H. suffered from chronic osteomyelitis.
Petition, ECF No. 1 at 1. On September 5, 2023, respondent filed his Rule 4(c) Report conceding
that petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. ECF No. 26. Accordingly, on September
6, 2023, the Special Master issued a Ruling on Entitlement, finding that petitioner is entitled to
vaccine compensation. ECF No. 31.
I. Items of Compensation
A. Life Care Items
Respondent engaged life care planner Linda Curtis, RN, MS, CCM, CLCP, and petitioner
engaged Roberta Hurley, Hurly Consulting, to provide an estimation of R.H.’s future vaccine-
injury related needs. For the purposes of this proffer, the term “vaccine related” is as described
in the respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report. All items of compensation identified in the life care plan

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are supported by the evidence and are illustrated by the chart entitled Appendix A: Items of
Compensation for R.H., attached hereto as Tab A.1 Petitioner agrees.
B. Pain and Suffering
Respondent proffers that R.H. should be awarded $150,000.00 in actual and projected
pain and suffering. This amount reflects that any award for projected pain and suffering has
been reduced to net present value. See 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a)(4). Petitioner agrees.
II. Form of the Award
The parties recommend that the compensation provided to R.H. should be made through
a combination of lump sum payments and future annuity payments as described below, and
request that the Special Master’s decision and the Court’s judgment award the following:2
A. A lump sum payment of $155,589.40, representing compensation for life care
expenses in the first year after judgment ($5,589.40), and pain and suffering ($150,000.00), to be
paid through an ACH deposit to petitioner’s counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement
to petitioner as guardian/conservator of the estate of R.H., for the benefit of R.H. No payments
shall be made until petitioner provides respondent with documentation establishing that she has
been appointed as the guardian/conservator of R.H.’s estate. If petitioner is not authorized by a
court of competent jurisdiction to serve as guardian/conservator of the estate of R.H., any such
payment shall be made to the party or parties appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to
1 The chart at Tab A illustrates the annual benefits provided by the life care plan. The annual
benefit years run from the date of judgment up to the first anniversary of the date of judgment,
and every year thereafter up to the anniversary of the date of judgment.
2 Should R.H. die prior to entry of judgment, the parties reserve the right to move the Court for
appropriate relief. In particular, respondent would oppose any award for future medical
expenses, lost future earnings, and future pain and suffering.
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serve as guardian(s)/conservator(s) of the estate of R.H. upon submission of written
documentation of such appointment to the Secretary.
B. An amount sufficient to purchase the annuity contract,3 subject to the conditions
described below, that will provide payments for the life care items contained in the life care plan,
as illustrated by the chart at Tab A attached hereto, paid to the life insurance company4 from
which the annuity will be purchased.5 Compensation for Year Two (beginning on the first
anniversary of the date of judgment) and all subsequent years shall be provided through
respondent’s purchase of an annuity, which annuity shall make payments directly to petitioner
3 In respondent’s discretion, respondent may purchase one or more annuity contracts from one
or more life insurance companies.
The parties further agree that the annuity payments cannot be assigned, accelerated, deferred,
increased, or decreased by the parties and that no part of any annuity payments called for herein,
nor any assets of the United States or the annuity company, are subject to execution or any legal
process for any obligation in any manner. Petitioner and petitioner’s heirs, executors,
administrators, successors, and assigns do hereby agree that they have no power or right to sell,
assign, mortgage, encumber, or anticipate said annuity payments, or any part thereof, by
assignment or otherwise, and further agree that they will not sell, assign, mortgage, encumber, or
anticipate said annuity payments, or any part thereof, by assignment or otherwise.
4 The Life Insurance Company must have a minimum of $250,000,000 capital and surplus,
exclusive of any mandatory security valuation reserve. The Life Insurance Company must have
one of the following ratings from two of the following rating organizations:
a. A. M. Best Company: A++, A+, A+g, A+p, A+r, or A+s;
b. Moody’s Investor Service Claims Paying Rating: Aa3, Aa2, Aa1, or Aaa;
c. Standard and Poor’s Corporation Insurer Claims-Paying Ability Rating: AA-,
AA, AA+, or AAA;
d. Fitch Credit Rating Company, Insurance Company Claims Paying Ability
Rating: AA-, AA, AA+, or AAA.
5 Petitioner authorizes the disclosure of certain documents filed by the petitioner in this case
consistent with the Privacy Act and the routine uses described in the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program System of Records, No. 09-15-0056.
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only so long as R.H. is alive at the time a particular payment is due. At the Secretary’s sole
discretion, the periodic payments may be provided to petitioner in monthly, quarterly, annual or
other installments. The “annual amounts” set forth in the chart at Tab A describe only the total
yearly sum to be paid to petitioner and do not require that the payment be made in one annual
installment.
1. Growth Rate
Respondent proffers that a four percent (4%) growth rate should be applied to all non-
medical life care items, and a five percent (5%) growth rate should be applied to all medical life
care items. Thus, the benefits illustrated in the chart at Tab A that are to be paid through annuity
payments should grow as follows: four percent (4%) compounded annually from the date of
judgment for non-medical items, and five percent (5%) compounded annually from the date of
judgment for medical items. Petitioner agrees.
2. Life-Contingent Annuity
The petitioner will continue to receive the annuity payments from the Life Insurance
Company only so long as R.H. is alive at the time that a particular payment is due. Written
notice shall be provided to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Life Insurance
Company within twenty (20) days of R.H.’s death.
3. Guardianship
No payments shall be made until petitioner provides respondent with documentation
establishing that she has been appointed as the guardian(s)/conservator(s) of R.H.’s estate. If
petitioner is not authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction to serve as guardian(s)/
conservator(s) of the estate of R.H., any such payment shall be made to the party or parties
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appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction to serve as guardian(s)/conservator(s) of the estate
of R.H. upon submission of written documentation of such appointment to the Secretary.
III. Summary of Recommended Payments Following Judgment
A. Lump Sum paid to the court-appointed guardian(s)/
conservator(s) of the estate of R.H. for the benefit of R.H.: $155,589.40
B. An amount sufficient to purchase the annuity contract described
above in section II. B.
Respectfully submitted,
YAAKOV M. ROTH
Acting Assistant Attorney General
C. SALVATORE D’ALESSIO
Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
HEATHER L. PEARLMAN
Deputy Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
LARA E. ENGLUND
Assistant Director
Torts Branch, Civil Division
/s/ Jamica M. Littles
JAMICA M. LITTLES
Trial Attorney
Torts Branch, Civil Division
U. S. Department of Justice
P.O. Box l46, Benjamin Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-0146
Tel: (202) 305-4014
Email: jamica.m.littles@usdoj.gov
Dated: March 26, 2025
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Appendix A: Items of Compensation for R. H. Page 1 of 2
Lump Sum
Compensation Compensation Compensation Compensation Compensation Compensation Compensation
ITEMS OF COMPENSATION G.R. * M Year 1 Years 2-5 Year 6 Years 7-8 Year 9 Year 10 Years 11-17
2025 2026-2029 2030 2031-2032 2033 2034 2035-2041
Insurance Maximum out of Pocket 5% 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 5,000.00
Medicare Part B Deductible 5%
Medigap 5% M
Orthopedist 5% *
Physiatrist 5% *
X-rays of Left Leg 5% *
X-rays of Lower Back, Hips, Knees 5% *
MRI/CT 5% *
EMG 5% *
Surgery Left Leg 5% *
Mileage 4% 554.40 554.40 554.40 554.40 554.40 8,316.00
Tolls 4% 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 600.00
Prescritions Pre & Post Leg Surgery 5% *
Tylenol 4% 12.47
Counseling 4% *
Physical Therapy 4% *
Special Shoes w/Lifts 4% 600.00 600.00 600.00 600.00
Walker 4% *
Manual Wheelchair 4% *
Leg Length Blocks 4% 395.00
Q-Tips 4% 47.28
Portable Ramp 4% 135.82
Tearaway Pants 4% 107.91
Spinal Injections 5% *
Hip & Lower Back Surgery 5% *
Pain and Suffering 150,000.00
Annual Totals 155,589.40 5,194.40 5,497.88 5,194.40 4,594.40 12,916.00 5,000.00
Note: Compensation Year 1 consists of the 12 month period following the date of judgment.
Compensation Year 2 consists of the 12 month period commencing on the first anniversary of the date of judgment.
As soon as practicable after entry of judgment, respondent shall make the following payment to petitioner
pain and suffering ($150,000.00) and Yr 1 life care expenses ($5,589.40): $155,589.40.
Annual amounts payable through an annuity for future Compensation Years follow the anniversary of the date of judgment.
Annual amounts shall increase at the rates indicated in column "G.R." above, compounded annually from the date of judgment.
Items denoted with an asterisk (*) covered by health insurance and/or Medicare.
Items denoted with an "M" payable in 12 monthly installments at the discretion of respondent.

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Appendix A: Items of Compensation for R. H. Page 2 of 2
Compensation Compensation
ITEMS OF COMPENSATION G.R. * M Years 18-56 Years 57-Life
2042-2080 2081-Life
Insurance Maximum out of Pocket 5% 4,500.00
Medicare Part B Deductible 5% 257.00
Medigap 5% M 1,458.72
Orthopedist 5% *
Physiatrist 5% *
X-rays of Left Leg 5% *
X-rays of Lower Back, Hips, Knees 5% *
MRI/CT 5% *
EMG 5% *
Surgery Left Leg 5% *
Mileage 4%
Tolls 4%
Prescritions Pre & Post Leg Surgery 5% *
Tylenol 4%
Counseling 4% *
Physical Therapy 4% *
Special Shoes w/Lifts 4%
Walker 4% *
Manual Wheelchair 4% *
Leg Length Blocks 4%
Q-Tips 4%
Portable Ramp 4%
Tearaway Pants 4%
Spinal Injections 5% *
Hip & Lower Back Surgery 5% *
Pain and Suffering
Annual Totals 4,500.00 1,715.72
Note: Compensation Year 1 consists of the 12 month period following the date of judgment.
Compensation Year 2 consists of the 12 month period commencing on the first anniversary of the date of judgment.
As soon as practicable after entry of judgment, respondent shall make the following payment to petitioner
pain and suffering ($150,000.00) and Yr 1 life care expenses ($5,589.40): $155,589.40.
Annual amounts payable through an annuity for future Compensation Years follow the anniversary of the date of judgment.
Annual amounts shall increase at the rates indicated in column "G.R." above, compounded annually from the date of judgment.
Items denoted with an asterisk (*) covered by health insurance and/or Medicare.
Items denoted with an "M" payable in 12 monthly installments at the discretion of respondent.