Barbara Riffle v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) (2015)

Barbara Riffle filed a petition on January 27, 2014, under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on January 15, 2013, caused her to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Petitioner's condition.

The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation on September 16, 2015, agreeing to an award of compensation. The stipulation stated that Petitioner would receive a lump sum of $310,000.00 for all damages.

On September 18, 2015, the parties filed a separate stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs, agreeing to an award of $27,126.25. Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman reviewed the stipulations, found them reasonable, and adopted them as the decision of the Court.

Judgment was entered accordingly. The total compensation awarded to Petitioner was $337,126.25.