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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00729
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00729
Petitioner: Sylvia Turlo
Filed: 2013-09-25
Decided: 2016-02-02
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2010-10-20
Condition: Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 156181

AI-assisted case summary:
Sylvia Turlo filed a petition on September 25, 2013, alleging that an influenza (flu) vaccination she received on October 20, 2010, caused her to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's GBS or any other injury. The parties, represented by Ronald C. Homer of Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C. for the petitioner and Althea W. Davis for the respondent, agreed to a joint stipulation filed on January 9, 2015, to settle the case. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. Petitioner was awarded a total of $156,181.10. This amount consisted of a lump sum of $115,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a), and an additional $41,181.10 to reimburse a Maine Medicaid lien. The reimbursement was payable jointly to petitioner Sylvia Turlo and the State of Maine.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Sylvia Turlo alleged that an influenza vaccine received on October 20, 2010, caused her to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties entered into a joint stipulation on January 9, 2015, to resolve the claim. Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted the stipulation as the Court's decision. The award totaled $156,181.10, comprising a $115,000.00 lump sum for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a) and $41,181.10 for a Maine Medicaid lien, payable jointly to the petitioner and the State of Maine. Petitioner was represented by Ronald C. Homer of Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C., and respondent was represented by Althea W. Davis. The public decision does not describe the specific medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, treatments, or the precise mechanism of causation.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_13-vv-00729-0
Date issued/filed: 2015-02-12
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/12/2015) regarding 37 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (tpj) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:13-vv-00729-UNJ Document 41 Filed 02/12/15 Page 1 of 7
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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SYLVIA TURLO, * No. 13-729V
* Special Master Christian J. Moran
Petitioner, *
v. * Filed: January 12, 2015
*
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; influenza (“flu”) vaccine,
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Guillain- Barré syndrome (“GBS”).
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Respondent. *
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Ronald C. Homer, Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan, P.C., Boston, MA, for
Petitioner;
Althea W. Davis, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On January 9, 2015, respondent filed a joint stipulation concerning the
petition for compensation filed by Sylvia Turlo on September 25, 2013. In her
petition, Ms. Turlo 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 she
received on October 20, 2010, caused her to suffer Guillain-Barré Syndrome
(“GBS”). Petitioner further alleges that she suffered the 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 her behalf as a result of her
alleged vaccine injury.
Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused petitioner’s Guillain-Barré
Syndrome or any other injury or her current disabilities.
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 party has 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 1:13-vv-00729-UNJ Document 41 Filed 02/12/15 Page 2 of 7
Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as
“Appendix A.” The undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as
the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Damages awarded in that stipulation include:
A. A lump sum of $115,000.00 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner, Sylvia Turlo. This amount represents compensation for
all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a);
and
B. A lump sum of $41,181.10, representing compensation for
satisfaction of the States of Maine Medicaid lien, in the form of a
check payable jointly to petitioner and
Treasurer, State of Maine (Federal Tax ID 016000001)
DHHS/Office of Maine Care Svcs
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
Attn: Cindy Boucher – Third Party Liability
207-287-1940
Petitioner agrees to endorse this check to the State of Maine
Treasurer.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B,
the clerk is directed to enter judgment in case 13-729V 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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