Chrowl v. Secretary of Health and Human Services ( 2018 )


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  •          In the United States Court of Federal Claims
    OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
    No. 16-1040V
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    UNPUBLISHED
    DEBORAH CHROWL,
    Special Processing Unit (SPU); Joint
    Petitioner,                          Stipulation on Damages; Influenza
    v.                                                       (Flu) Vaccine; Guillain-Barre
    Syndrome (GBS)
    SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
    HUMAN SERVICES,
    Respondent.
    Amber D. Wilson, Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, Washington, DC, for petitioner.
    Jennifer L. Reynaud, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
    DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION 1
    Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
    On August 22, 2016, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq., 2 (the
    “Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”)
    due to her receipt of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine on October 20, 2015. Petition at 1-3;
    Stipulation, filed August 4, 2017, at ¶¶ 1, 2, 4. Petitioner further alleges that she
    suffered the residual effects of her alleged injury for more than six months. Petition at 3;
    Stipulation at ¶ 4. Respondent denies that petitioner’s alleged GBS and residual effects
    were caused-in-fact by the flu vaccine, and denies that the flu vaccine caused petitioner
    any other injury or her current condition. Stipulation at ¶ 6.
    Nevertheless, on August 4, 2017, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
    stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The undersigned
    1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
    undersigned intends 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). 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.
    2National 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).
    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 $195,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
    Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of
    damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-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.
    2
    

Document Info

Docket Number: 16-1040

Judges: Nora Beth Dorsey

Filed Date: 1/29/2018

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2021