United States Court of Federal Claims, 2014

Trompczynski v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

United States Court of Federal Claims · Decided August 4, 2014 · Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman

Opinion

In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 13-351V (E-Filed: July 14, 2014) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

ARLENE TROMPCZYNSKI, * UNPUBLISHED *

Petitioner, * Special Master * Hamilton-Fieldman v. * * Tetanus-Diphtheria-acellular Pertussis SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND * Vaccine; Guillain-Barre syndrome; HUMAN SERVICES, * Decision; Stipulation. *

Respondent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Joseph Pepper, Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C., for Petitioner.

Michael P. Milmoe, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1

On May 23, 2013, Petitioner, Arlene Trompczynski, filed a petition seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (Athe Vaccine Program@). Petitioner alleged that she suffered Guillain-Barre syndrome (“GBS”), as a result of receiving a Tetanus-Diphtheria-acellular Pertussis (“Tdap”) vaccine on August 20, 2010.2

Respondent denies that Petitioner’s Tdap vaccination caused her GBS and/or any other injury. Nonetheless, both parties, while maintaining their above stated positions, agreed in a Stipulation, filed July 14, 2014, (“Stipulation”) that the issues before them can be settled and that a decision should be entered awarding Petitioner compensation.

The undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.

The stipulation awards:

A lump sum of $125,000.00 in the form of a check payable to Petitioner, representing all damages available under 42 U.S.C. §300aa-15(a) to which Petitioner would be entitled.

Stipulation ¶ 8(a)

The undersigned approves the requested amounts for Petitioner’s compensation. In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment herewith.3

IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman Lisa D. Hamilton-Fieldman Special Master

Act). All citations in this decision to individual sections of the Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S.C.A. ' 300aa.

1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for the undersigned’s action in this case, the undersigned intends to post this decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims’ website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). As provided by Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has 14 days within which to request 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.” Otherwise, “the entire” decision will be available to the public. 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.A. ' 300aa-10-' 300aa-34 (West 1991 & Supp. 2002) (Vaccine Act or the 3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties= joint filing of notice renouncing the right to seek review.

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