In the United States Court of Federal Claims 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 18-1857V

UNPUBLISHED

ROLAND S. EINER,

 Petitioner,

v.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES,

 Respondent.

Chief Special Master Corcoran 

Filed: October 29, 2020

Special Processing Unit (SPU); Joint 

Stipulation on Damages; Influenza 

(Flu) Vaccine; Guillain-Barre 

Syndrome (GBS)

M. Jalie Meinecke, Meinecke & Sitz, Cody, WY, for petitioner.

Catherine Elizabeth Stolar, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for 

respondent.

DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1

On December 4, 2018, Roland Einer filed a petition for compensation under the 

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.

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(the 

“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”) as a 

result of an influenza vaccine received on November 1, 2016. Petition at 1; Stipulation, 

filed at October 28, 2020, ¶¶ 2-4. Petitioner further alleges the vaccination was 

administered in the United States, he suffered the residual effects of his injury for more 

than six months, and there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for 

damages on his behalf as a result of his condition. Petition at 1, 4; Stipulation at ¶¶ 3-5. 

“Respondent denies that petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury, and denies that the 

influenza vaccine caused petitioner to develop GBS or any other injury. ” Stipulation at 

¶ 6. 

1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am 

required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website in accordance with the EGovernment Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic 

Government Services). 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, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from 

public access. 

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).
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Nevertheless, on October 28, 2020, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation, 

stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the stipulation 

reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.

Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, I award the following 

compensation:

A lump sum of $60,000.00 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 Section 15(a). Id. 

I approve 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.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Brian H. Corcoran

Brian H. Corcoran

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.