Phillip Ferguson v. HHS - Influenza, chronic urticaria (2016)

Phillip Ferguson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 2, 2013, caused him to suffer from chronic urticaria. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused or aggravated the injury.

Despite maintaining their positions, the parties agreed to a joint stipulation for settlement. The court adopted this stipulation as its decision, awarding Phillip Ferguson $95,659.14 as compensation for all damages available under the program.

This amount was to be paid in a lump sum. The case proceeded as a Table claim, as the influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

The decision was issued on September 14, 2016, following the stipulation filed on August 10, 2016, and the petition was originally filed on July 7, 2014. The settlement resolved all claims related to the alleged injury from the flu vaccine.