In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 13-819V

Filed: September 23, 2014

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LISA ANN HAMBLETON, *

 * Special Master Hamilton-Fieldman

Petitioner, *

 * Joint Stipulation on Damages;

v. * Influenza (Flu) Vaccine; 

 * Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).

SECRETARY OF HEALTH * 

AND HUMAN SERVICES, *

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Respondent. *

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Kevin A. Mack, Law Offices of Kevin Mack, Tiffin, OH, for Petitioner.

Lindsay Corliss, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

DECISION1

On October 21, 2013, Lisa Ann Hambleton (“Petitioner”) filed a petition pursuant to the 

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

2 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2006). 

Petitioner alleged that she suffered from rheumatoid arthritis (“RA”) as a result of an influenza 

(“flu”) vaccine administered to her on October 20, 2010.

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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 (2006)). 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 (2006) (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.

3 Petitioner initially alleged that she had been injured by an H1N1 influenza vaccine she received 

on October 19, 2010. Petition at 1. She subsequently filed a contemporaneous vaccine record

reflecting that she had in fact received a seasonal influenza vaccine, and that it had been 

administered on October 20, 2010. Petitioner’s Exhibit 31 at 1. 

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On September 22, 2014, the parties filed a stipulation in which they state that a decision 

should be entered awarding compensation. 

Respondent denies that the flu vaccine is the cause of Petitioner’s alleged RA 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 of $106,789.45 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 ¶ 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.4

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman

 Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman

Special Master

4 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of 

notice renouncing the right to seek review.

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