# In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS 

## * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HUEST S WILLEY , * No. 15
- 119 3V * Special Master Christian J. Moran Petitioner,* * v. * * Filed: July 13, 2016 SECRETARY OF HEALTH* AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Stipulation; influenza (“flu”) vaccine; * Guillain -Barré Syndrome(“ GBS ”). Respondent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Diana S . Sedar , Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA , Sarasota, FL , for Petitioner; Douglas Ross , U.S. Dep ’ t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. UNPUBLISHED DECISION 1 

## On July 13, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the petition for compensation filed by Huest Swilley on October 14, 2015 . In his petition, petitioner alleged that the influenza (‘ flu”) vaccine , which is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C .F.R. §100.3(a), and which Huest Swilley received on or about October 21 , 201 3 , caused him to develop Guillain -Barré Syndrome (“ GBS ” ), with residual effects lasting more than six months. Petitioner represents that there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages on hisb ehalf as a result of his condition. Respondent deni es that the flu vacc ine ca use d p etiti oner to suff er GBS, or any o ther injury, or hi s current conditi on.

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### The E -Government Act, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services), requires that the Court post this decision on its website. Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 18(b), the parties have 14 days to file a motion proposing redaction of medical information or other information described in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4). Any redactionsordered by the special master will appear in the document posted on the website.

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## Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein. Damages awarded in that stipulation include: A lump sum payment of $ 8 5,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Huest Swilley. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa- 15(a). In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B, the clerk is directed to enter judgment in cas e 15
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## Any questions may be directed to my law clerk , Shannon Proctor, at (202) 357 -6 360 . IT IS SO ORDERED . s/Christian J. Moran Christian J. Moran Special Master

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### Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each party filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal Claims judge.

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### STIPULATION Th e pa rti es here b y s tipul at e t o th e fo ll ow in g m att e r s: I
. Hu es t Sw ill ey . p e titi o n e r. fil e d a p e titi o n fo r vacc in e co mp e n sa ti o n und e r th e Na ti o n a l V acc in e Injury Co mp e n sa ti o n P rog ram . 4 2 U.S
. C. 

### §§ 3 0 0aa- I 0 t o -34 (t h e · · vacc in e P rogra m ··). T h e pe titi o n seeks co mpen sa ti o n fo r injuri es a lle ge dl y r e l at ed t o pe titi o n e r' s r ece i p t o f a n influ e n za ("" flu ··) vacc in e . w hi c h vacc in e i s co nt a in ed in th e Vacc in e Injury T a bl e ( th e ·Ta bl e· · ). 42 C .F
. R. 

### § I 00
. 3 (a)
. 2. Pe titi o n e r r ece i ve d th e flu immuni za ti o n o n Oc t o b e r 2 1
. 2 01 3. 3. T h e vacc in ati o n was admini st e r ed w ithin th e U nit ed S t at es. 4. P e titi o n e r a ll eges th at h e s uff e r ed injuri es . in c ludin g G uill a in - B a rr e sy nd ro m e ("" GB S""). as a res ult o f r ece ivin g th e flu v acc in e. a nd th at h e ex p e ri e n ce d th e res idu a l e ff ec t s o r th ese inj uri es fo r m o r e th a n s i x m o nth s. 5. P et iti o n e r r e prese nt s th at th e re h as b ee n n o pri o r awa r d o r se ttl e m e nt o f a c i v il ac ti o n for d a m ages o n hi s b e h a lf as a r es ult o f hi s co nditi o n. 6. R es p o nd e nt deni es th at th e flu v a cc in e ca u se d p etiti o n e r t o s uff e r G B S. o r an y o th e rinjury . o r hi s c urrent c o nditi o n. 7. M a int a inin g their ab ove - s t at ed pos iti o n s . th e p a rti es n eve rth e l ess n o \\ ag r ee th at th e i ss u es b e t wee n th e m sh a ll b e se ttled a nd th at a d ec i s i o n s h o uld b e e nt e r ed awa rdin g th e co mp e n sa ti o n de sc rib ed in p a rag raph 8 o f thi s Stipu l ati o n . 8
. As soo n as pra c ti c ab l e after an e ntry o f jud g m e nt re fl ec tin g a dec i s i o n c o n s i st e n t w ith th e t e rm s o f thi s S tipul ati o n . a nd a ft e r p etiti o n e r h as fil ed a n e l ec ti o n t o r ece i ve co mp e n sa ti o n pur s u ant t o 42 U.S.C. 

### § 3 00 aa - 2 I (a)( I ). th e Sec r et a r y of I l ea Ith a nd I lum a n Se r v i ces w ill i ss u e th e fo ll ow in g vacc in e co mpen sation pa y m e nt : A lump sum o f $ 8 5. 000.00 in th e fo rm o f a c h ec k p ay a bl e t o p etiti o n e r. T hi s am o unt r e pr ese nt s co mp e n sa ti o n for al l dam ages that wo uld b e ava il a bl e und e r 4 2 U.S.C. 

### § 30 0 aa- l 5(a)
. 9. As soo n as p rac ti c abl e a ft e r th e e ntry o f jud g m e nt o n e ntitl e m e nt in thi s case. a nd a ft e r p etiti o n e r ha s fi l ed b o th a p ro p e r a nd tim e l y e l ec ti o n t o rece i ve co m pe n sa ti o n p urs u ant to 42 U.S.C. 

### § 3 00aa-2 l (a)( I )
. an d an ap pli ca ti o n. th e pa rti es w ill s u b mit t o furth e r proceed in gs b efo r e th e specia l m ast e r t o awa rd r easo n a ble att o rn eys · f ees and cos t s in c urred in p roceed in g u po n thi s p etiti o n . I 0
. Petiti o n e r a nd hi s att o rn ey r e prese nt th at co mp e n sati o n t o b e prov id ed pur s u ant t o thi s S ti p ul ati o n i s n o t fo r any it e m s o r se rv i ces fo r w hi c h th e P rog ra m i s n o t pr im a ril y li ab l e u nd e r 42 U.S.C. 

### § 3 0 0aa- l 5(g), t o th e ex t e nt th at p ay m e nt h as b ee n m ade o r ca n reaso n a bl y b e ex p ec t ed t o b e m ad e und e r a n y S t at e co mp e n sa ti o n pr ogra m s . in s ura n ce po li cies. Fed era l o r S t at e h ea lth be n e fit s p rog ra m s (o th e r th a n T itl e X I X o f th e Soc i a l Sec ur i t y Ac t (42 U.S.C. 

### § 1 39 6 et se q .))
. o r b y e ntiti es th a t p r ov id e h ea lth se r v i ces o n a pre- p a id bas i s.



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. Pay m e nt made pur s u a nt t o p a ragraph 8 o f thi s tipul ati o n and an y am o unt s awa rd ed pur s u a nt t o p a ra g r a ph 9 o f thi s Stipul ati o n will b e m ad e in acco rd a n ce " ith 42 U
.. C. 

### § 300aal 5( i ). s ubj ec t t o th e ava il a bilit y of s uffi c i e nt s t atut o r y f und s . 1 2
. Th e pa rti es and th e ir att o rn ey s furth e r ag ree and s tipu l at e th at. exce pt fo r an y awa rd fo r att o rn eys· f ees and l iti ga ti o n co s t s. and p ast unr e imbursed ex p e n s es . th e m o n ey p rovided purs u a nt t o thi s S tipul ati o n w ill b e u ed so l e l y fo r th e b e n e fit of pe titi o n e r a s co nt e mpl at ed by a s

tri c t co n s tru c ti o n o f 42 U.S.C. 

### § 3 00aa-l 5 ( a) and (d )
. and s ubj ec t t o th e co nditi o n s o f 42 U.S.C. 

### § 30 0 aa - l 5(g ) a nd ( h ). 1 3
. I n r eturn fo r the pa y m e nt s d esc ribed in p aragra ph s 8 a nd 9 . p e titi o n e r. in hi s indi v i d u a l ca p ac it y . a nd o n b e h a lf o f hi s h e ir s . exec ut o r s . admini s tr at o r s . s u cces so r s o r ass i g n s . d oes fo r ever irrevoca bl y and un co nditi o n a ll y r e l ease . ac quit and di sc h a r ge th e U nit ed t al es a nd th e Sec r et a r y o f He a lth a nd Hum an Se r v i ces fro m a n y and a ll acti o n s o r ca u ses of ac t i o n ( in c ludin g a g ree m e nt s . jud g m e nt s. c l a im s. d a ma ges . l oss o f se r v i ces. ex pe n ses a n d a ll d e m an d s o f w h at eve r k i n d o r n ature ) t h at ha ve b ee n b ro u g ht , co uld h ave bee n brou g ht. o r c o uld b e tim e l y b ro u g ht in th e Co urt o f F edera l C l a im s . under the Na ti o nal V acc in e I njury Co mp e n sa ti o n Pro g ram . 4 2 U
. S.C. 

### § 3 00 aa -I 0 et s eq .. o n acco unt o f
. o r i n an y way g ro ' ' in g o ut of
. a n y an d a ll kn ow n o r unkn ow n . s u s p ect ed o r un s u s p ect ed per so na l injuri es t o o r dea th o f p e tit io n e r res ultin g fro m , o r a ll ege d t o ha v e r es ult ed fro m. th e nu vacc in ati o n admini s t e r e d o n O cto be r 2 1
. 20 1 3. a s a ll ege d by p etiti o n e r in a p etiti o n fo r v acc in e co m pe nsat i o n fil ed o n o r ab o ut Oc t o be r 1 4
. 20 1 5. in th e U ni te d St at es Co urt o f F ed e r a l C l a im s as p etiti o n o . 1 5- l 1 9 3 V. 1 4. I f p e titi o n e r s h o uld di e pri o r t o e ntr y o fjud g m e nt. thi s ag ree m e nt sh a ll b e vo id ab l e up o n p ro p e r n o ti ce t o th e Co urt o n b e h a I f of e ither o r b o th o f th e p a rti es .



### 31 5 . I f th e s p ec ial m as t e r fail s t o i ss u e a d ec i s i o n in co mp le t e co n form it y w it h t h e te r m s o f thi s S tipulati o n o r if th e Co urt o f F ederal C l a im s fail s t o e nt e r jud g m e n t in co n lo n n it y '' it h a d ec i s i o n th at i s in co mpl ete co nformit y with the term s o f thi s S ti pu l at i o n . th e n th e pa rti es · se nlement a nd thi s Stipul ati o n s hall b e vo id abl e at th e so l e di sc r et io n o f e ith er pa rt y. 1 6. T hi Stipul ati o n ex presses a full and co mpl et e n ego ti at ed se tt le m en t of l i ab ilit y a n d dam age s c l a im ed und e r th e ati o n a l C hil d h oo d Va c c in e Injur y Ac t of 1 986
. a s a m e n de d
. excep t as o th e r w i se n o t ed in par agra ph 9 above. Th e r e i s a b so lut e l y no ag ree m e nt on the part of t he parti e s h e r et o t o mak e a n y pay ment o r t o d o a n y act o r thin g o th e r th an i s h ere in expre ss l y s tated and c l ea rl y ag r ee d t o. Th e p a rti es furth e r ag re e and und e rst a nd t h at t he av.a rd de sc ribed in t hi s S ti p ul ati o n ma y r e fl ec t a co mp ro mi se of th e p a rti es · res p ec ti ve p os i ti o n s a s t o li ab i l it y a n d / o r am o unt o f da m age s, and furth e r. th at a c h an ge in th e n atur e o f th e inj ury o r co nditi o n o r in t he it e m s o f co m pe n sa ti o n so u g ht. i s n o t g r o un ds t o m od i fy o r r ev i se th i s ag ree m e nt. 1 7. T hi s S tipul ati o n s h a ll n o t be co n stru ed as a n ad mi s i o n by th e U nit ed St ate s o r t h e Sec r e t a ry of H ea lth a nd Hum an Se r v i ce th at th e Ou vacc i ne ca u se d petit i o ne r t o s uffe r GBS
. o r an y o th e r injury . o r hi s c urr e nt co nditi o n . 1 8. A ll r i g ht s a nd ob li ga ti o n s o f p etiti o n e r h e r e und e r s h a ll app l y equa ll y t o peti ti o n er"s h e i r s. exe c u t o r s . admini t ra t o r s. su ccesso r s, and / o r ass i g n s.


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