Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2014-11-25 17:01:22.595322+00
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                 OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                           No. 11-763V
                                     Filed: November 4, 2014
                                        Not for Publication

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GREGORY H. LADNER,                          *
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               Petitioner,                  *    Damages decision based on stipulation;
                                            *    trivalent influenza (flu) vaccine; allergic
 v.                                         *    reaction; chronic neuropathies; chronic
                                            *    inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
SECRETARY OF HEALTH                         *    (CIDP)
AND HUMAN SERVICES,                         *
                                            *
               Respondent.                  *
                                            *
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Jill M. Follows, Washington, DC, for petitioner.
Glenn A. MacLeod, Washington, DC, for respondent.

MILLMAN, Special Master

                              DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1

         On November 4, 2014, the parties filed the attached stipulation in which they agreed to
settle this case and described the settlement terms. Petitioner alleges that he suffered “immediate
allergic reactions and symptoms as well as chronic neuropathies,” including chronic inflammatory
demyelinating polyneuropathy (“CIDP”), that was caused by his October 14, 2011, receipt of
trivalent influenza (“flu”) vaccine. Petitioner further alleges that he suffered the residual effects
of this injury for more than six months. Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused
petitioner’s CIDP or any other injury, and further denies that his current disabilities are a sequela

1
  Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the special master's action in this
case, the special master intends to post this unpublished decision on the United States Court of Federal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.
of a vaccine-related injury. Nonetheless, the parties agreed to resolve this matter informally.

        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 $2,762.31, representing reimbursement of a lien for services rendered on
       behalf of petitioner. The award shall be in the form of a check for $2,762.31 made
       payable jointly to petitioner and

                        The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
                        Bureau of Program Integrity
                        Division of Third Party Liability
                        Recovery Section
                        P.O Box 8486
                        Harrisburg, PA 17105-8486

        Petitioner agrees to endorse this check to the Pennsylvania Medicaid Agency; and

    b. a lump sum of $18,000.00, representing compensation for all remaining damages that
       would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a) (2006). The award shall be in the form
       of a check for $18,000.00 made payable to petitioner.

        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: November 4, 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.
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