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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_10-vv-00596
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_10-vv-00596
Petitioner: Arthur Cline
Filed: 2014-01-09
Decided: 2014-01-22
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2009-10-14
Condition: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 191629

AI-assisted case summary:
Arthur Cline filed a petition alleging that the influenza vaccine he received on October 14, 2009, caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and residual effects lasting more than six months. The flu vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused Mr. Cline's GBS or current condition but agreed to a joint stipulation. The parties also stipulated to attorneys' fees and costs. The court adopted the stipulations, awarding Mr. Cline a lump sum of $150,629.21 for all damages and $41,000.00 for attorneys' fees and costs, for a total award of $191,629.21.

Theory of causation field:
Table

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_10-vv-00596-0
Date issued/filed: 2014-01-22
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (tjk) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:10-vv-00596-UNJ Document 79 Filed 01/22/14 Page 1 of 7
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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ARTHUR CLINE, *
* No. 10-596V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. * Filed: January 22, 2014
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; influenza (flu) vaccine;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”);
* attorneys’ fees and costs
Respondent. *
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Isaiah R.Kalinowski, Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA, Washington, DC for Petitioner;
Jennifer L. Reynaud, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On January 9, 2014, respondent filed a joint stipulation concerning the petition for
compensation filed by Arthur Cline. In his petition, Mr. Cline 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 he received on October 14, 2009, caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”).
Petitioner further alleges that he experienced residual effects of this injury for more than six
months. Petitioner represents that there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action
for damages on his behalf as a result of his condition.
Respondent denies that petitioner's alleged GBS and residual effects were caused-in-fact
by the flu vaccine. Respondent further denies that the flu vaccine caused petitioner any other
injury or his current condition.
Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A.
Previously, Mr. Cline filed a joint stipulation of fact concerning final attorneys’ fees and
costs on November 15, 2013. Prior to filing the November 2013 stipulation, Mr. Cline
informally submitted a draft application for attorneys’ fees and costs to respondent for review.
1 The E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (Dec. 17,
2002), 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 redactions ordered by the special
master will appear in the document posted on the website.

Case 1:10-vv-00596-UNJ Document 79 Filed 01/22/14 Page 2 of 7
Upon review of petitioner’s application, respondent raised objections to certain items. Based on
subsequent discussions, petitioner amended his application to request $41,000.00, an amount to
which respondent does not object.
The undersigned finds said stipulations reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the
Court in awarding damages and attorneys’ fees and costs, on the terms set forth therein.
Compensation awarded in the stipulations includes:
A. A lump sum of $150,629.21 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Arthur
Cline. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be
available under 42 U. S.C. § 300aa- 15(a).
B. A lump sum of $41,000.00 in the form of a check payable jointly to petitioner
and petitioner’s attorney, Isaiah Kalinowski, Esq., for attorneys’ fees and costs
available under 42 U.S.C. §300aa-15(e), and, in compliance with General Order
#9, no out-of-pocket expenses were incurred by petitioner in proceeding on the
petition.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B, the clerk is
directed to enter judgment in case 10-596V according to this decision and the attached
stipulation.2
Any questions may be directed to my law clerk, Mary Holmes, at (202) 357-6353.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
2 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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