Compensation Awarded to Petitioner in National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Case

Strategic Insights -

Andrew McRae filed a petition for compensation in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on January 7, 2021, alleging that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine administered on October 19, 2019, caused a left shoulder injury. The Secretary of Health and Human Services denied that the vaccine caused the injury, but the parties have now agreed to settle the case through a stipulation. The stipulation provides for a lump sum payment of $45,000 to be paid through an ACH deposit to petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to petitioner.

Key Takeaways:

  • The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is a federal program established to provide financial compensation to individuals who have suffered injuries or conditions caused by vaccines.
  • Andrew McRae filed a petition for compensation in the program on January 7, 2021, alleging that the MMR vaccine administered on October 19, 2019, caused a left shoulder injury.
  • The Secretary of Health and Human Services denied that the vaccine caused the injury, but the parties have agreed to settle the case through a stipulation.
  • The stipulation provides for a lump sum payment of $45,000 to be paid through an ACH deposit to petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to petitioner.
  • The parties have agreed that the issues between them have been settled and that a decision should be entered awarding compensation according to the terms of the stipulation.
  • The decision was filed on March 13, 2025, and the Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with the terms of the parties' stipulation.

Statistics:

  • $45,000: the lump sum payment awarded to Andrew McRae through the stipulation
  • January 7, 2021: date on which Andrew McRae filed a petition for compensation in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
  • October 19, 2019: date on which the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine was administered to Andrew McRae
  • March 13, 2025: date on which the decision was filed
  • 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a): the statute governing the award of compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

Sources:

  • United States Court of Federal Claims - Case No. 21-196V (March 13, 2025)
  • National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755 (2012)