Court Opinion

ID: 4437417
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Date Created: 2019-09-11 20:02:11.658441+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:46:16.281745
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                 OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                          No. 17-1288V
                                      Filed: June 28, 2019
                                         UNPUBLISHED

    JUDITH MORANDA, Executor,
    Estate of LARRY MORANDA,

                        Petitioner,                          Special Processing Unit (SPU); Joint
    v.                                                       Stipulation on Damages;
                                                             Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine;
    SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND                                  Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine
    HUMAN SERVICES,                                          Administration (SIRVA)

                       Respondent.

Edward M. Kraus, Law Offices of Chicago Kent, Chicago, IL, for petitioner.
Colleen Clemons Hartley, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

                              DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1

Dorsey, Chief Special Master:

        On September 19, 2017, Mr. Larry Moranda filed a petition for compensation
under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et
seq.,2 (the “Vaccine Act”). On April 27, 2018, Mr. Moranda passed away. On December
18, 2018; Judith Moranda, Executor, Estate of Mr. Moranda was substituted as
“petitioner” for Mr. Moranda. See Order Amending Caption, ECF No. 33. Mr. Moranda
alleged that he suffered a Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (“SIRVA”)
as a consequence of the Prevnar immunization he received on or about July 14, 2015,
and that he suffered the residual effects of this injury for more than six months. Petition
at 1,6; Stipulation, filed June 28, 2019, at ¶¶ 2, 4. “Respondent denies that Mr.

1
  The undersigned intends to post this decision on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website.
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. Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the
action in this case, 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).
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).
Moranda suffered a Table injury; denies the Prevnar vaccine caused Mr. Moranda's
alleged SIRVA or any other injury, or his death.” Stipulation at ¶ 6.

        Nevertheless, on June 28, 2019, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The undersigned
finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding
damages, on the terms set forth therein.

     Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, the undersigned
awards the following compensation:

        A lump sum of $40,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, as
        Executor, Estate of Larry Moranda. 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

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.

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