# In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MA STERS Filed: March 4, 2016 Case No. 13 - 766V * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UNPUBLISHED I.H. , a minor, by his mother * ALESKIS BROWN, * Chief Special Master Dorsey * Petitioner, * Joint Stipulation on Damages; * Influenza (“flu”) Vaccine; v. * Narcolepsy; Cataplexy; Hypersomnia; * Lack of Coordination/Ataxia. SECRETARY OF HEALTH * AND HUMAN SERVICES, * * Respondent. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Michael G. McLaren , Black McLaren, et al., P.C., Memphis, TN, for petitioner. Darryl R. Wishard , United States Department of Justice, Washington , D . C . , for respondent. DECISION 1 

### On October 2, 2013, Aleskis Brown (“petitioner”) filed a petition on behalf of her minor son, I.H., under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. 2 

### 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa

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- 34 (2012). Petitioner alleges that I.H. developed narcoleps y, cataplexy, hypersomnia, lack of coordination/ataxia, and other neurologic and physical impairments as a result of receiving the influenza (“flu”) vaccination on December 10, 2012. Petition at 1. The undersigned determined

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### 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 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 of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). 2 

### The Natio nal 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

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- 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.

### that the onset of petitioner’s condition began between January 6 and 8, 2013. See Ruling

Regarding Findings of Fact dated August 4, 2015, (ECF No. 45). On March 4, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation in which they stated that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. Respondent denies that the influenza vaccine caused I.H.’ s alleged injuries. 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 $550,000.00, in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Aleskis Brown, as guardian of I.H.’s estate. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa

- 15(a). Stipulation dated March 4, 2016, (ECF No. 58) 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 term s of the parties’ stipulation. 3 

### IT IS SO ORDERED. s/ Nora Beth Dorsey Nora Beth Dorsey Chief Special Master

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### 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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### ST IP ULAT IO N Th e pa rti e h e re b y s tipul at e t o th e fo ll ow in g m att e rs: 

### I. Petiti o n e r. A lc ski s B row n. fi l ed a p etiti o n fo r v a cc i n e co m pe n sa ti on o n be h a l fof h e r o n. I H. und e r th e ati o n a l V acc in e I njury Co mp e n sa ti o n Program . 42 U
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### § 300aa- I 0 t o 34 ( th e ··v acc in e Prog ra m .. ). Th e pe titi o n eeks co m pe n sa ti o n for inj uri es a ll eged l y r ela t ed t o IH ·s rece ipt o f the influ e n za ("" flu
.. ) vacc in e. w hi c h i s co nt a in ed in t h e V acc in e Inju r y Tab l e (t h e

· T ab l e.. ). 42 C.F .R. 

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. 2. I H r ece i ved th e flu vacc in e o n D ece mb e r I 0. 20 1 2. 3. The vacc in e was admini s t e red w ithin th e U nit ed St at es. 4. P e titi o n e r a ll eges th a t. as a re ult o f r ece i v in g th e vacc i ne . IH suff ered fr o m n a r co l e psy. ca t apl exy. h ype r o mni a. l ac k o f coo rdin ati o n/ at ax i a . and n e u ro l ogic an d / or o th er p h ys i ca l i m pa irm e nt s. an d th at II I expe ri e n ced th e r es i du a l e ff ec t o f t h ese injur ies fo r m o re th an s i x m o nth s . 5. Petiti o n e r re prese nt s th at th e re h as bee n n o pri o r awa r d or se ttl e m e n t o f a civ i l ac ti onfor damage s as a re s ult o f t h e a ll eged injury . 6. Re s p o ndent de ni es th a t the vaccines ca u se d o r s ignifi can t l y aggrava t ed I H · s al Ieged m edi ca l co nditi o n and injuri es . a n y o f hi o n go in g sy mpt o m s . o r any o t he r i njur y. 7. Mainta ini ng th ei r above-s t ate d pos iti o n s . th e pa rti es neve rt heless now ag r ee t h at t he i ss u es bet\\een them s h a l l be se ttl ed and that a dec i s i o n s h o uld be entered award in g the co mp e n sa ti o n d escr ib ed in p a ragraph 8 o l" th i s St i pu l ation. 8. As soo n as p rac t i cab l e a ft e r a n e n try o fjudg m c nt r e n ect i ng a deci s i on co n sisten t w ith the terms o f thi s Sti pu l at i o n. a n d a ft e r pe t it i o n e r ha s filed a n electio n t o r ece i ve compensatio n purs uant t o 42 U .. C.

**~** 300aa - 2 I (a)( I ). th e Secretary of H eal th an d I lum a n Se r v i ces w ill i ss u e t h e fo ll ow in g vacc in e co mp e n sa ti o n pa y m e nt : A lum p sum o f$5 50.000.00. in th e fo r m of a c h eck payab l e t o pe ti ti o ne r as g uardi a n o f 1 1-l" s es t a t e. T h e above amo unt s rep r ese n t co mp e n sa ti o n fo r al l da m ages th at wo uld be ava ilab l e unde r 42 U.S.C. 

# * 300aa- 1 5(a)
. 9. As soo n as prac ti cable af t er the ent r y of ju dgme nt o n en ti tlement in t hi s case . and afte r pe tit io n er h as fil ed bo th a proper a n d tim e l y e l ec ti o n t o rec eive co mp e n sa ti on p ur su ant t o 42 U .S.C. 

# * 300aa-2 I (a)( I ). a n d a n app li ca t i o n. the parti es wi 11 sub mit to f ur t h e r proceed in gs before th e spec ia l m as ter t o award r easonable att o rn eys · fee and cos t s incurred in proceeding up o n thi s p etiti o n . I 0. Petiti o n e r a n d h e r att o rn ey rep r ese nt th at co mp e n sation t o be provi d ed pursuant to th i s S ti pulatio n i not for any items o r se rvi ces for w hi ch t he Program is no t primarily l i ab l e un de r 42 U .S.C. 

# * 300aa- I 5(g). t o th e ex t en t that payme nt h as b ee n made or ca n r ca o nabl y be expect ed to be m ad e und e r a n y St at e co mp e n sa ti o n progra m s, in su r ance po l i c i es . F ed era l o r 

### 2l ate h ea lth benefit s pr og r ams (ot her th an Titl e X I X o f th e Soc i a l Sec urit y A c t (4 2 U.S.C. 

### § 1 3 96 et seq.)). o r b y e ntiti es that provid e h ea lth se r vice s o n a p r e -paid ba s i s . 11. Pa y m e nt s mad e pur s uant t o paragraph 8 o f thi s S tipul ati o n. and any a m o unt awa rded pur suant t o para g raph 9 o f thi s tipulati o n. w ill be mad e in acco rdan ce w ith 42 U.S.C. 

### § 3 00aa-15 ( i). s ubj ec t t o the ava il abil it y o r s uffi c i e nt st atut o ry fund s . 12
. Th e partie s a nd th ei r att o rn ey s furth e r agree a nd s tipul at e that. exce pt fo r a n y award for attorney s · lees a nd liti ga ti o n cos t s. th e m o ne y pro v id ed pur suant t o thi s Stipu l ati o n wi ll be u sed so lel y for th e b e nefit of I 

### 1-1. as co nt e mpl at ed b y a tri c t co n s tru c ti o n o f 42 U.
. C. 

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

### § 30 0aa- I 5(g) a nd ( h ). 1 3
. Pe titi o n e r repre se nt s that sh e p re ent l y i s . o r wi thin 90 da ys o f the date of judgment w ill b eco m e, dul y a uth o ri z ed t o s e r ve as g uardi a n o f 1 1-l" s es t at e under th e l aw s o f th e Sta t e o f Tenne ssee. No pa y ment s p urs u an t t o thi s tipul a ti o n sh a ll b e m ade until petiti o ner provide s th e ec r et ary w ith d oc um e nt ati o n es t ab li s hin g h er appo intm e nt as g uardi a n o f I H · s es t a t e. 

## Ir p etiti o n e r i s n o t a uth o ri z ed b y a co urt o f co mp et e nt j uri diction t o se rv e as g uardian of th e es t at e o f IH a t th e tim e a pa y m e nt purs uant t o thi s St ipul ati o n i s t o b e m a d e . a n y su c h pa y m e nt s h a ll be paid t o th e p a rt y o r parti es app o int ed by a co urt of co mp etent juri sd i c ti o n t o s erve a g u a rdi a n o f th e es t at e o f I H up o n s ubmi ss i on o f w ritt e n d oc um e nt ati o n o f s u c h appo intm e nt t o the Sec re t a r y. 14
. In r eturn for th e pa y m e nt s de sc rib ed in para g raph s 8 a nd 9. petitioner. in h e r indi vidual capac it y . as l ega l r ep r ese nt ati ve o f I H
. and o n be h a lf o f h e r elf
. IH , and th ei r h e ir s. exec ut ors. admini strat o r s . s u ccesso rs o r as s i g n s . d ocs foreve r irrev oc abl y and un co nditi o na l l y re l ease . acq uit and discha r ge th e U nited tat es a nd the ec ret a r y o r H ea lth a nd Hum an Se r v i c es fr o m a n y a nd a ll ac ti o n s. ca u ses o f ac ti o n ( in c l udin g ag r ee m e nt s. jud g m e nt s . c l ai m s, damage s , 

### 3l oss o f se r v ices . ex p e n ses a nd a l I d e m an d s o f w h at eve r k in d o r n at u r e) that have been brought. co uld h ave been brou g ht. o r co uld be tim e l y brought in th e Co urt of F e d eral C l a im s . und er t h e ati o n a l Vaccine Injur y Co mp ensa ti o n P rog ra m. 42 U.S.C. 

### § 300aa -I 0 et seq .. o n acco unt of
. or in any way grow in g o ut of: an y a nd a l I kn ow n o r unkn own . s u s p ec t ed o r un s u s pe c t ed p e r so n a l injuri es t o o r d ea th of IH re s ultin g from. o r alleged t o h ave res ult ed fr o m. t he vacc ine s a

dmini s t ere d o n D ece mb e r I 0. 20 1 2
. as a ll eged by p etiti o n e r in a pet iti o n for vacc in e co m pe n sa ti o n !i l ed o n o r abo ut Octobe r 2
. 20 1 3. in the U nit ed State s Co urt of Federal C l aims as p etit ion No. 1 3 - 766V. 15. I f IH s h o uld d i e pri o r t o e ntr y of judgment. thi s agreemen t s hall be voidab l e up on p rope r n o ti ce t o the Co urt o n behal 

# r of e ith e r o r b o th o f th e p ar ti es. 1 6. If th e s pecial m aste r fai l s t o i ss u e a d ec i s i o n in co mpl et e co n for mit y wi th th e t erms of thi s ti p ul ati o n o r if th e Co urt of Fede ra l C l a im s fa il s t o e nt er judgment in co nformit y wit h a d ec i s i o n th at i s in co mpl et e co n fo rmit y w ith th e t e rm s o f thi s Stipul at i o n , then the p a rti es· settle m e nt a nd thi s St ipul ati o n sh al l be voidab l e at th e so l e di sc r eti on o f ei th e r party. 1 7. Thi s Stipul ati o n ex presses a f ull a nd co mpl et e n egotia t ed se tt le m e nt of l i ab i l it y and damage s c l a im ed under th e at i o nal C hi l dhood Vacc in e Inju ry Act of 1986. 

### as amend e d, exce pt as o th e r w i se n o ted in parag rap h 9 ab ove. T h e r e i s abso lu te l y n o agreement o n th e pa r t of t h e partie s h ereto t o make a n y payment o r t o do any ac t o r thin g o th e r t ha n i s h erei n exp r ess l y stated a nd c l ea rl y agreed t o . T h e p a rti es further ag r ee a n d un de rst an d t h at the award desc ri bed in th i s s

tipul ati o n m ay reflect a co mp ro mi se of th e p a rti es· res p ec ti ve p osit i o n s as to li abilit y and / o r amou nt of dama ges . and further. that a c h an ge i n th e n ature o f th e inj u ry o r co nditi on o r in th e ite m s of co mp e n sa ti o n so u g ht. i s n o t gro und s t o m o dif y o r r ev i se th i s ag r eemen t. 18. T hi s St i pulati o n s h a ll not be co n stru ed as a n ad mi ss i on b y t h e Un it ed Sta t es o r th e 

### 4Sec r etary o f H ea lth a nd Hum a n e r v i ces th at th e va cc in es e ith e r c a u sed o r s i g ni fi can tl y agg r ava t ed I H" s a ll ege d m edi ca l co nditi o n o r a n y o th e r injury . 1 9. A ll ri g h t s a n d o bli ga ti o n s o f p etiti o n e r h e re und e r sh a ll appl y e qu a l l y t o pet it i o n er' s h e irs . exec ut o r s. ad mini s t ra t o rs . s u cce sso r s. an d/ o r ass i g n s . 

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