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Compensation Awarded to Petitioner in Vaccine Injury Case

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The United States Court of Federal Claims has issued an opinion on a vaccine injury case, with the parties stipulating an award of compensation to the petitioner, Amber Jones, due to her alleged Bell's palsy caused by an influenza vaccine administered on October 22, 2020. The stipulation was filed on June 23, 2025, and the court approved the requested amount of $65,000.00, with the payment to be made through an ACH deposit to the petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.

Key Takeaways:

  • The petitioner, Amber Jones, alleged that she suffered Bell's palsy as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 22, 2020, and filed a petition in the National Vaccine Injury Program on September 13, 2022.
  • The parties stipulated an award of compensation, with the respondent denying that the flu vaccine caused the petitioner's alleged Bell's palsy or any other injury.
  • The stipulation recommended an award of $65,000.00, which represents compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
  • The court approved the stipulation and ordered a lump sum payment of $65,000.00 to be made through an ACH deposit to the petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account for prompt disbursement.
  • The petitioner's counsel is Jessica Wallace from Siri & Glimstad, LLP, and the respondent's counsel is Elizabeth Andary from the U.S. Department of Justice.
  • The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in Part 2 of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to –34 (2018).
  • The court's opinion is based on stipulation and does not involve a trial or evidentiary hearing.

Statistics:

  • Date of vaccination: October 22, 2020
  • Date of petition filing: September 13, 2022
  • Date of stipulation: June 23, 2025
  • Amount of compensation awarded: $65,000.00
  • Number of days between vaccination and petition filing: 435 days
  • Number of days between petition filing and stipulation: 234 days

Sources:

  • (United States Court of Federal Claims Opinion, June 23, 2025)
  • (National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-10 to –34 (2018))
  • (RCFC Appendix B)

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