Case Information
*1 In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 15-1517V Filed: October 27, 2016 UNPUBLISHED * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * EDWARD PIOTROWSKI, *
* Petitioner, * Joint Stipulation on Damages; v. * Tetanus, Diptheria, Pertussis (“Tdap”) * Vaccine; Shoulder Injury Related SECRETARY OF HEALTH * to Vaccine Administration (“SIRVA”) AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
* Respondent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Maximillian Muller, Muller Brazil, LLP, Dresher, PA, for petitioner. Linda Renzi, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION
[1] Dorsey , Chief Special Master: On December 15, 2015, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq. , [2] (the “Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleged that he suffered shoulder injuries caused in fact by the tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (“Tdap”) vaccine he received on July 10, 2014. Petition at 1; see also Stipulation, filed Oct. 27, 2016, at ¶¶ 1, 2, 4. Petitioner further alleged that he received the Tdap vaccine in the United States and that he suffered the residual effects of his injury for more than six months. Petition at ¶¶ 3-4, 13; see also Stipulation at ¶¶ 3. “Respondent denies that the vaccine caused petitioner to suffer a shoulder injury or any other injury or his current condition.” Stipulation at ¶ 6.
Nevertheless, on October 27, 2016, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation, stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The undersigned *2 finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
The parties stipulate that petitioner shall receive the following compensation: A lump sum of $75,000.00 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 § 15(a). Id . The undersigned approves the requested amount 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 in accordance with this decision. [3]
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey Nora Beth Dorsey Chief Special Master
NOTES
[1] Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
[2] National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2012).
[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. 2