Filed: Apr. 17, 2014
Latest Update: Apr. 17, 2014
Summary: DECISION 1 NORA BETH DORSEY, Special Master. On August 8, 2012, Sarah Choudry ("petitioner") filed a petition pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2 42 U.S.C. 300aa-1 to -34 (2006). Petitioner alleges that she received a meningococcal vaccine on August 6, 2009, and thereafter developed autoimmune meningitis and/or a headache condition which was caused in fact by the vaccination. On April 15, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation, stating that a decision should b
Summary: DECISION 1 NORA BETH DORSEY, Special Master. On August 8, 2012, Sarah Choudry ("petitioner") filed a petition pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2 42 U.S.C. 300aa-1 to -34 (2006). Petitioner alleges that she received a meningococcal vaccine on August 6, 2009, and thereafter developed autoimmune meningitis and/or a headache condition which was caused in fact by the vaccination. On April 15, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation, stating that a decision should be..
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DECISION1
NORA BETH DORSEY, Special Master.
On August 8, 2012, Sarah Choudry ("petitioner") filed a petition pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2006). Petitioner alleges that she received a meningococcal vaccine on August 6, 2009, and thereafter developed autoimmune meningitis and/or a headache condition which was caused in fact by the vaccination.
On April 15, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation, stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.
Respondent denies that petitioner developed autoimmune meningitis and/or a headache condition, or any other condition that was caused by the meningococcal vaccine. Respondent also denies that petitioner experienced the residual effects of her injury for more than six months. Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
The parties stipulated that petitioner shall receive the following compensation:
A lump sum of $30,000.00, in the form of a check payable to petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
Stipulation ¶ 8.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner's compensation. Accordingly, an award should be made consistent with the stipulation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties' stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.