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# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 15

- 661 V

Filed: July 28, 2016

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UNPUBLISHED

ARTHUR COLLINS

, *

* Special Master Hamilton

- Fieldman

Petitioner, *

* Joint Stipulation on Damages;

v. * Influenza (“Flu”) Vaccine;

* Guillain

- Barr é syndrome (“GBS”)

. SECRETARY OF HEALTH *

AND HUMAN SERVICES, *

*

Respondent. *

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Isaiah Kalinowski

, Maglio, Christopher and Toale, PA, Washington, D.C.

, for P etitioner

. Glenn Ma cLeod

, United States Department of Justice, Washington , D

. C

. , for R espondent.

DECISION 1

On June 24 , 2015

, Arthur Collins (“ P etitioner ”) filed a petition for compensation

pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program

. 2 42 U .S.C. §§ 300aa

- 1 to

- 34

(2006). Petitioner alleged that a n influenza (“flu”) vacc ine ad mi nistered on October 26, 2013

caused him to suffer from Guillain

- Barr é syndrome (“GBS”)

.

On July 27 , 2016 , the parties filed a stipulation in which they state that a decision should

be entered awarding compensation to Petitioner

. Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused

Petitioner’s alleged GBS or any other injury and further denies that his current disabilities are a

sequela of a vaccine

- related injury

. However, t he parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached

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

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

Claims , in accordance with the E

- Government Act of 2002, co dified as amende d 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 o f privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b).

2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set fo rth 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.2 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 P etitioner shall receive the following compensation:

A lump sum of $2 00 ,000.00 in the form of a check payable to Petitioner. This

amount represents compensat ion for all damages that would be available under 42

U.S.C. § 300aa

- 15(a).

Stipulation ¶ 8

.

The undersigned approves the requested amo unt s for P etitioner ’s compensation.

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

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

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

stipulation. 3

IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/ Lisa Hamilton

- Fieldman

Lisa Hamilton

- Fieldman

Special Master

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

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