Ruppenthal v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 13-183V. (2019)
Court: United States Court of Federal Claims
Number: infdco20190710614
Visitors: 9
Filed: Jun. 04, 2019
Latest Update: Jun. 04, 2019
Summary: UNPUBLISHED DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES 1 NORA BETH DORSEY , Chief Special Master . On March 11, 2013, Haytor Vega and Lucia Martinez filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ("the Program") 2 on behalf of their minor son, D.V.M. 3 Mr. Vega and Ms. Martinez alleged that the D.V.M. suffered an acute encephalopathy within seventy-two hours of receiving a diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis ("DTaP") vaccine on March 12, 2010. Petition at 1,
Summary: UNPUBLISHED DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES 1 NORA BETH DORSEY , Chief Special Master . On March 11, 2013, Haytor Vega and Lucia Martinez filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ("the Program") 2 on behalf of their minor son, D.V.M. 3 Mr. Vega and Ms. Martinez alleged that the D.V.M. suffered an acute encephalopathy within seventy-two hours of receiving a diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis ("DTaP") vaccine on March 12, 2010. Petition at 1, 4..
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UNPUBLISHED
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
NORA BETH DORSEY, Chief Special Master.
On March 11, 2013, Haytor Vega and Lucia Martinez filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program ("the Program")2 on behalf of their minor son, D.V.M.3 Mr. Vega and Ms. Martinez alleged that the D.V.M. suffered an acute encephalopathy within seventy-two hours of receiving a diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis ("DTaP") vaccine on March 12, 2010. Petition at 1, 4-5. On April 21, 2017, the undersigned issued a decision finding that petitioner was entitled to compensation.
On November 29, 2018, respondent filed a Proffer on Award of Compensation ("Proffer").4 In the Proffer, respondent represented that petitioner agrees with the proffered award. Proffer at 1-2. Based on the record as a whole, the undersigned finds that petitioner is entitled to an award as stated in the Proffer.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Proffer, the undersigned awards petitioner:
(1) A lump sum payment of $250,000.00, representing compensation for pain and suffering in the form of a check made payable to petitioner.
(2) A lump sum payment in the amount of $168,506.00, representing compensation for life care plan expenses for the first year and partial expenses for 2051, in the form of a check payable to Counsel Trust Company for the benefit of the D.V.M. Reversionary Trust.
(3) A lump sum payment of $48,741.08, representing compensation for the past State of Georgia Medicaid lien, made payable to the Georgia Department of Community Health, 900 Circle 75 Parkway SE, Suite 650, Atlanta, GA 30339, ATTN: Yvette Dimmons.5
(4) An amount sufficient to purchase the annuity contract described in section II.D of the Proffer.
(5) An amount sufficient to purchase the annuity contract described in section II.E of the Proffer.
Proffer at 3-5.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of the Court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT herewith.6
[REDACTED/]
D.O.B. 01/12/2010
DATE: 11/08/18
TIME: 09:42 PM
SUMMARY OF LIFE CARE ITEMS — RESPONDENT'S LIFE CARE PLAN dated October 11, 2017
ITEM OF CARE Insurance Medical Ancilliary Medications Supplies Home TOTALS TOTALS TOTALS OF
Care Services Services of Items of Items 4.0% & 6.0% ITEMS
with a 6.0% with a 4.0% & APPLYING
Growth Rate Growth Rate THE GROWTH
GROWTH RATE 6.0% 6.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% 4.0% RATE
AGE YEAR
8 2018 7,166.00 0.00 5,775.00 281.76 2,543.19 27,740.00 7,166 36,340 43,506
9 2019 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 43,938
10 2020 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 45,847
11 2021 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 47,842
12 2022 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 49,927
13 2023 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 52,105
14 2024 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 54,381
15 2025 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 56,759
16 2026 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 59,245
17 2027 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 61,843
18 2028 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 64,559
19 2029 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 67,398
20 2030 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 70,366
21 2031 7,166.00 0.00 5,676.00 281.76 1,246.38 27,740.00 7,166 34,944 73,469
22 2032 2,316,00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 124,489
23 2033 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 129,620
24 2034 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1.236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 134,965
25 2035 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 140,534
26 2036 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 146,335
27 2037 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3.348 67,518 152,380
28 2038 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 158,678
29 2039 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 165,240
30 2040 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 3,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 172,077
31 2041 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 179,201
32 2042 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 283.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 186,625
33 2043 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 194,361
34 2044 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 202,423
35 2045 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,538 210,824
36 2046 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 219,580
37 2047 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 228,706
38 2048 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 238,217
39 2049 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,236.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,518 248,130
40 2050 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,415.21 66,000.00 3,348 67,697 259,091
41 2051 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 269,364
42 2052 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 280,597
43 2053 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 292,306
44 2054 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 304,513
45 2055 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 317,239
46 2056 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 330,507
47 2057 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 344,340
48 2058 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 358,764
49 2059 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 373,803
50 2060 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 389,485
51 2061 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 405,838
52 2062 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 422,892
53 2063 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 440,677
54 2064 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 459,226
55 2065 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,343 67,554 478,572
56 2066 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3.348 67,554 498,751
57 2067 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 519,798
58 2068 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 541,754
59 2069 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 564,658
60 2070 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 588,551
61 2071 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 613,479
62 2072 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 639,487
63 2073 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 666,624
64 2074 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3.348 67,554 694,940
65 2075 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 724,487
66 2076 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 755,321
67 2077 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 787,499
68 2078 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,345 67,554 821,083
69 2079 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272,01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 856,135
70 2080 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 892,722
71 2081 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272,01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 930,913
72 2082 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 970,780
73 2083 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,012,400
74 2084 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,055,852
75 2085 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,101,220
76 2086 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,148,590
77 2087 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,198,054
78 2088 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,249,708
79 2089 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,303,652
80 2090 2,336.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,359,991
81 2091 2,316,00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,418,835
82 2092 2,316,00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,480,300
83 2093 2,316,00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1344,506
84 2094 2,316.00 1,032.00 0.00 281.76 1,272.01 66,000.00 3,348 67,554 1,611,580
246,232 65,016 79.363 21,696 98,382 4,546,360 311,248 4,746,000 37,392,454
4.87% 129% 1.57% 0.43% 1.95% 89.90% 100.00%
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WAGE LOSS ANALYSIS
Average Gross Average State Taxes Average Average Annual TOTALS TOTALS and Monthly
Weekly Non-Farm Gross Georgia Monthly Cost Cost of a Health Applying the Amount of
Wage Annual Wage 2017 of a Health Insurance Growth Rate Wage Loss
(1) Insurance Policy
Policy
(2)
LESS: Federal Taxes — 2017 FICA
Standard Taxable
Dedurrion Exemption Income Federal Tax PERCENTAGE OF GROWTH RATE
WAGE LOSS
$1,048.00 $54,496.00 6,350 4,050 44,096 6,758.00 $4,168.94 $2,777.00 525.76 $6,345.12 100.00% 2.50%
Number CALENDAR
AGE of Years YEAR
8 2018
9 2019
10 2020
11 2021
12 2022
13 2023
14 2024
15 2025
16 2026
17 2027
18 1 2028 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 44,094.99 3,674.58
19 2 2029 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 45,197.37 3,766.45
20 3 2030 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,165.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 46,327.30 3,860.61
21 4 2031 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 525.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 47,435.48 3,957.12
22 5 2032 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 48,672.62 4,056.05
23 6 2033 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,158.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 49,889.43 4,157.45
24 7 2034 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 51,136.67 4,261.39
25 8 2035 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 52,415.09 4,367,92
26 9 2034 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44.096.00 6,758.00 4,165.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 53,725.46 4,477.12
27 10 2037 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 55,068,60 4,589.05
28 11 2038 1,048.00 54.496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44.096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 56,445.32 4,703.78
29 12 2039 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350,00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777,00 528.75 6,345.12 34,446.94 57,856.45 4,521.37
30 13 2040 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2.777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 59,302.86 4,941.90
31 14 2041 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,530.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,348.12 34,446.94 60,785,43 5,065.45
32 15 2042 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 62,305.07 5,192.09
33 16 2043 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050:00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 63,862.69 5,321.89
34 17 2044 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,755.00 4,168.94 2.777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 65,459.26 5,454.94
35 18 2045 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 67.095.74 5,591.31
36 19 2046 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 68,773.14 5,731.09
37 20 2047 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 70,492.46 5,874.37
38 21 2048 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 72,254.78 6,021.23
39 22 2049 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 74,061.15 6,171.76
40 23 2050 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 75,912.67 6,326.06
41 24 2051 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,550.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6.758,00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 77,810.49 6,484.21
42 25 2052 1,018.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,165.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 79,755.75 6,646.31
43 26 2053 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 81,749.65 6,812.47
44 27 2054 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777,00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 83,793.39 6,982.78
45 28 2055 1,048.00 54,196.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 85,888.22 7,157.35
46 29 2056 1,048.00 54.496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 88,035.43 7,336.29
47 30 2057 1,045.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 90,236.31 7,519.69
48 31 2055 1,018.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 92,492.22 7,707.69
49 32 2059 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 94,804.53 7,900.38
50 33 2060 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 97,174.64 8,097.89
51 34 2061 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,168.94 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 99,604.01 8,300.33
52 35 2062 1,048.00 54,496.00 6,350.00 4,050.00 44,096.00 6,758.00 4,160134 2,777.00 528.76 6,345.12 34,446.94 102.094.11 8,507.84
1,205,643.00 2,422,058.78
Notes:
1 Bureau a Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Letter dated February 22, 2016 [Attached as Exhibit 1]
2 In accordance with 42 CER Sec.100.2, Delivered to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on October 24, 2017 [Attached as Exhibit 2]
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FootNotes
1. Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the undersigned is required 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). This means the Decision will be available to anyone with access to the Internet. 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. The Program comprises Part 2 of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 300aa.
3. On August 27, 2018, Robert Ruppenthal was appointed conservator of D.V.M.'s estate. See Petitioner's Exhibit 39. Mr. Ruppenthal subsequently became the petitioner in this matter. See Order dated Sept. 24, 2018 (ECF No. 110).
4. A decision was entered awarding compensation to petitioner based on respondent's Proffer on November 30, 2018, and judgment was entered on December 17, 2018. The parties later filed a joint motion to vacate the judgment, seeking to amend the form of the award. Joint Mot. dated May 16, 2019 (ECF No. 121). The undersigned granted the motion, withdrew the original decision, and vacated the judgment. Order dated May 31, 2019 (ECF No. 122).
5. In the Proffer, the parties agreed that this check should be made payable jointly to petitioner and the Georgia Department of Community Health. Proffer at 3. In their joint motion, however, the parties requested that this part of the award instead be made payable to the Georgia Department of Community Health alone. Joint Mot. at 2.
6. Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties' joint filing of notice renouncing the right to seek review.
Source: Leagle
