# I n the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

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GERALDINE JONES

, * No. 13

- 786 V

* Special Master Christian J. Moran

Petitioner, *

v. * Filed: January 1 4 , 2015

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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; Trivalent influenza

AND HUMAN SERVICES, * (“flu”) vaccine; immune

- mediated

* thrombocytopenic purpura (“ITP”)

. Respondent. *

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Kate Westad

, Lommen Abdo, P.A., Minne apolis, MN , for Petitioner;

Lindsay Corliss

, U.S. Dep ’ t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

UNPUBLISHED DECISION 1

On January 13 , 2015 , respondent filed a joint stipulation concerning the

petition for compensation filed by Geraldine Jones on October 9 , 2013

. In her

petition, Ms. Jones allege d that the trivalent influenza (“flu”) va ccine , which is

contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), and

which s he received on or about October 13 , 2010

, caused her to develop immune

mediated thrombocytopenic purpura (“ITP”) . Petitioner further alleges that s he

experienced the residual effects of this injury for more than six months. Petitioner

represents that there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil acti on for

damages as a result of her condition.

Respondent denies that the flu immunization is the cause of petitioner’s

alleged ITP, and/or any other injury.

1 T he E

- Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107

- 347, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (Dec. 17,

2002), requires that the Court post this decision on its website. Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 18(b),

the party has 14 days to file a motion proposing redaction of medical inform ation or other

information described in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa

- 12(d)(4). Any redactions ordered by the special

master will appear in the document posted on the website.Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as

“Appendix A.” The undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as

the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.

Damages awarded in that stipulation include:

A lump sum of $ 85 ,000 .00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner

, Geraldine Jones

. This amount represents compensation for all damages

that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa

- 15(a).

In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B,

the clerk is directed to enter judgment in case 13

- 786 V according to this decision

and the attached stipulation. 2

Any questions may be directed to my law clerk, Mary Holmes , at (202) 357

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6 353

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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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