# In the United States Court of Federal Claims

OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS

No. 13

- 744 V

Filed: December 29, 2014

Not for P ublication

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JACKIE ALLEN WILLIAMS, *

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Petitioner

, * Damages decision based on stipulation;

* influenza (flu) vaccine; G uillain

- Barr é

v. * Syndrome ( GBS )

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SECRETARY OF HEALTH *

AND HUMAN SERVICES, *

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Respondent. *

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Diana Stadelnikas Sedar

, Sarasota, FL

, for petitioner

. Alexis B. Babcock

, Washington, DC, for respondent.

MILLMAN, Special Master

DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES 1

On December 29, 2014 , the parties filed the attached stipulation in which they agreed to

settle this case and described the settlement terms. Petitioner allege s that he suffered

G uillain

- Barr é Syndrome ( “ GBS ” ) that w as caused by his March 16, 2011 receipt of influenza

vaccine

. Petitioner further alleges that he suffered the residual effects of this injury for more than

six months. Respondent denies that petitioner ’s G BS was caused

- in

- fact by his influenza

vaccin ation and further denies that the vaccine caused any other injury or his current condition

. Nonetheless, the parties agreed to resolve this matter informally.

1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned exp lanation for the special master' s action in this

case, the special maste r intends to post this unpublished decision on the United States Court of Federal

Claims ’s website, in accordance with the E

- Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107

- 347, 116 Stat. 2899,

2913 (Dec. 17, 2002). Vaccine Rule 18(b) states that all decisions of the special masters will be made

available to the public unless they contain trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is

privileged and confidential, or medical or similar information whose disclosure would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of privacy. When such a decision is filed, petitioner has 14 days to identify and

move to delete such information prior to the document = s disclosure. If the special master, upon review,

agrees that the identified material fits within the banned categories listed above, the special master shall

delete such material from public access.2

The undersigned finds the terms of the stipulation to be reasonable. The court hereby

adopts the parties ’ said stipulation, attached hereto, and awards compensation in the amount and

on the terms set forth therein. Pursuant to the stipulation, the court awards:

a. a lump sum of $ 44

, 931

. 14

, representing compensation for all damages that would be

available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa

- 15(a)

. The award shall be in the form of a check for

$ 44

, 931

. 14 payable to petitioner ;

b. a lump sum of $68.68

, representing compensation for satisfaction of the State of Idaho

Medicaid lien. The award shall be in the form of a check for $ 68.68 payable jointly to

petitioner and

H MS Recovery Unit

P.O. Box 2894

Boise, Idaho 83701

- 5875

AT TN: S ummer Edwards

Petitioner agrees to endorse this payment to the Stat e of Idaho ; and

c. a lump sum of $ 25

, 907

. 00 , representing reimbursement f or a medical expense incurred by

petitioner as a result of h is GBS

. The award shall be in the form of a check for

$ 25

, 907

. 00 , made payable jointly to petitioner and Community Hospital of Anaconda.

Pe titioner agrees to endorse this p ayment t o Community Hospital of Anaconda.

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

court is directed to enter judgment herewith. 2

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 29, 2014 s/ Laura D. Millman

Laura D. Millman

Special Master

2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party , either separately or

jointly, filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.