In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

Filed: January 20, 2016

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UNPUBLISHED

LISA A. BRAY, *

* No. 10-207V

Petitioner, *

*

v. * Special Master Dorsey

* 

SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Joint Stipulation on Damages; 

AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Influenza (“flu”) Vaccine; Hepatitis

* B Vaccine; Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Respondent. * (“GBS”). 

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Franklin John Caldwell, Jr., Maglio, Christopher & Toale, Sarasota, FL, for petitioner.

Jennifer Leigh Reynaud, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

DECISION1

On April 7, 2010, Lisa Bray (“petitioner”) filed a petition pursuant to the National 

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2012). The undersigned 

determined that petitioner received an influenza vaccination on December 2, 2008. See Ruling 

Regarding Findings of Fact dated September 16, 2014, (ECF No. 74). Petitioner also received a 

Hepatitis B vaccination on February 10, 2009. See Petition at ¶ 5. Petitioner alleges that she 

developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”) as a result of receiving the influenza and/or 

Hepatitis B vaccines. See id. at ¶¶ 7, 10. 

 

1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for the undersigned’s action in this case, 

the undersigned intends to post this ruling on the website of the United States Court of Federal 

Claims, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, § 205, 116 

Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012)). As provided by 

Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has 14 days within which to request redaction “of any 

information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in 

substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the 

disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 

18(b).

2 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-1 to -34 (2012) (“Vaccine Act” or “the Act”). All citations in this decision 

to individual sections of the Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S.C.A. § 300aa.
On January 20, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation in which they stated that a decision 

should be entered awarding compensation. 

Respondent denies that the influenza and/or the Hepatitis B vaccines caused petitioner’s 

alleged GBS and/or any other injury. Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, 

attached hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as 

the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein. 

The parties stipulate that petitioner shall receive the following compensation:

A lump sum in the amount of $305,000.00 in the form of a check payable to 

petitioner. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 

42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Stipulation dated January 20, 2016, (ECF No. 96) at ¶ 8.

The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation. 

Accordingly, an award should be made consistent with the stipulation. 

In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of 

the court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ 

stipulation.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 is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of 

notice renouncing the right to seek review.