Jeffrey Land v. HHS - Influenza, acute inflammatory polyneuropathy (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Jeffrey Land filed a petition on July 27, 2012, alleging that a trivalent influenza vaccination he received on October 28, 2010 caused him to develop acute inflammatory polyneuropathy. Chief Special Master Dorsey issued a ruling on entitlement on May 13, 2014, finding that petitioner was entitled to compensation.
On April 27, 2016, respondent filed a Proffer on Award of Compensation. Chief Special Master Dorsey found the proffer reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.
Petitioner received: a lump sum of $356,808.84, representing compensation for first-year life care expenses ($13,328.21), partial lost earnings ($157,603.00), pain and suffering ($175,000.00), and past unreimbursed expenses ($10,877.63); and an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract providing future life care payments based on a life care plan prepared by Shelly Kinney, MSN, RN, CCM, CNLCP.