In the United States Court of Federal Claims 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 19-0641V

UNPUBLISHED

STEINAR LEE,

 Petitioner,

v.

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES,

 Respondent.

Chief Special Master Corcoran 

Filed: September 1, 2021

Special Processing Unit (SPU); 

Proffer on Damages; Influenza (Flu);

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS).

Jeffrey S. Pop, Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, Beverly Hills, CA, for Petitioner.

Lynn Christina Schlie, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1

On April 30, 2019, Steinar Lee 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-Barré syndrome (“GBS”) as a result of 

an influenza (“flu”) vaccine administered on November 2, 2017. Petition at 1. The case 

was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.

On June 23, 2021, a ruling on entitlement was issued, finding Petitioner entitled to 

compensation for GBS. ECF No. 25. On September 1, 2021, the parties filed the attached 

proffer, which states that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. ECF No. 

1 Because this unpublished opinion contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am 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 opinion 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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42. I find the proffer reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the 

terms set forth therein. 

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

compensation:

• A lump sum of $328,155.19 (which amount includes $162,000.00 for 

pain and suffering, $162,192.00 for actual loss of earnings, and 

$3,963.19 for actual unreimbursable expenses). Proffer at 1.

This amount represents compensation for all items of damages that would be 

available under Section 15(a). Id. 

The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this 

decision.3

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.
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS 

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS 

STEINAR LEE, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 

SERVICES, 

Respondent. 

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No. 19-641V 

Chief Special Master Corcoran 

ECF 

RESPONDENT’S PROFFER ON AWARD OF COMPENSATION

On June 12, 2020, respondent conceded that entitlement to compensation was appropriate 

under the terms of the Vaccine Act. ECF No. 24. On June 23, 2020, Chief Special Master 

Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement, finding that petitioner was entitled to vaccine 

compensation for his Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”). ECF No. 25. 

I. Items of Compensation

Based upon the evidence of record, respondent proffers that petitioner should be awarded 

$328,155.19. The award is comprised of the following: $162,000.00 for pain and suffering, 

$162,192.00 for actual loss of earnings, and $3,963.19, for actual unreimbursable expenses. This 

amount represents all elements of compensation to which petitioner would be entitled under 42 

U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Petitioner agrees. 

II. Form of the Award

The parties recommend that compensation provided to petitioner should be made through 

a lump sum payment of $328,155.19, in the form of a check payable to petitioner. Petitioner 

agrees. 
Petitioner is a competent adult. Evidence of guardianship is not required in this case. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

BRIAN M. BOYNTON 

Acting Assistant Attorney General 

C. SALVATORE D’ALESSIO 

Acting Director 

Torts Branch, Civil Division 

HEATHER L. PEARLMAN 

Deputy Director 

Torts Branch, Civil Division 

DARRYL R. WISHARD 

Assistant Director 

Torts Branch, Civil Division 

/s/ LYNN C. SCHLIE 

 Lynn C. Schlie 

 Trial Attorney 

 Torts Branch, Civil Division 

 U.S. Department of Justice 

 P.O. Box 146 

 Benjamin Franklin Station 

 Washington, D.C. 20044-0146 

 Tel: (202) 616-3667 

Fax: (202) 616-4310 

Dated: September 1, 2021