Michael Phillips v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (2016)

Michael Phillips filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 1, 2014. He alleged that he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine he received on December 21, 2012, and that he experienced residual effects of the GBS for more than six months.

The respondent denied that the vaccination caused Mr. Phillips' GBS or any other injury.

Despite the respondent's denial, the parties reached a settlement agreement. On May 21, 2015, Chief Special Master Denise Kathryn Vowell issued a decision awarding Mr.

Phillips $85,000.00 as compensation for all damages, payable to petitioner. This amount represented compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).

Subsequently, on November 19, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs. On April 27, 2016, Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a decision awarding $15,374.76 for attorneys' fees and costs, payable jointly to Mr.

Phillips and his counsel, Isaiah Kalinowski, Esq. of Maglio, Christopher and Toale, PA. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.