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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00969
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00969
Petitioner: Roger Noblett
Filed: 2016-10-19
Decided: 2016-11-21
Vaccine: Influenza
Vaccination date: 2013-09-18
Condition: Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 515262

AI-assisted case summary:
Roger Noblett petitioned for compensation under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 on October 9, 2014. He alleged that the Influenza ("Flu") vaccine administered on September 18, 2013, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome ("GBS"). The respondent denied that the Flu vaccine caused Petitioner's GBS or any other injury. However, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman adopted as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded Roger Noblett compensation totaling $515,262.64. This amount included a lump sum of $420,000.00, reimbursement of a lien for services rendered to Arkansas Medicaid in the amount of $95,262.64, and an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract for periodic payments of $3,550.00 per month for life. These provisions were stipulated as compensation for all damages. The court approved the stipulated amount and ordered judgment to be entered accordingly. Petitioner was represented by Amber D. Wilson of Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, and Respondent was represented by Lara A. Englund of the United States Department of Justice. The decision was issued on November 21, 2016.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Roger Noblett alleged that the Influenza ("Flu") vaccine administered on September 18, 2013, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome ("GBS"). Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which was adopted by Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman. The stipulation awarded Petitioner a lump sum of $420,000.00, reimbursement of a lien to Arkansas Medicaid for $95,262.64, and an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity for monthly payments of $3,550.00 for life, totaling $515,262.64. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, clinical details of the injury, or the mechanism of injury. The decision was issued on November 21, 2016. Petitioner's counsel was Amber D. Wilson, and Respondent's counsel was Lara A. Englund.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00969-0
Date issued/filed: 2016-11-21
Pages: 10
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/19/2016) regarding 46 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman. (ca1) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:14-vv-00969-UNJ Document 50 Filed 11/21/16 Page 1 of 10
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 14-969V
Filed: October 19, 2016
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ROGER NOBLETT, * UNPUBLISHED
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Petitioner, * Special Master Hamilton-Fieldman
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v. * Joint Stipulation on Damages;
* Influenza (“Flu”) Vaccine; Guillain
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Barré Syndrome (“GBS”).
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Amber D. Wilson, Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA, for Petitioner.
Lara A. Englund, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION1
On October 9, 2014, Roger Noblett (“Petitioner”) petitioned for compensation under the
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2012). Petitioner
alleged that the administration of the Influenza (“Flu”) vaccine, on September 18, 2013, caused
him to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”).
The parties recently filed a stipulation, stating that a decision should be entered awarding
compensation. Respondent denies that the Flu vaccine is the cause of Petitioner’s alleged GBS
or any other injury. Nevertheless, the parties agree to the attached joint stipulation. The
1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for the undersigned’s action in this case,
the undersigned intends to post this ruling on the website of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, in accordance with the purposes espoused in the E-Government Act of 2002. See 44
U.S.C. § 3501 (2012). Each party has 14 days within which to request redaction “of any
information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or commercial or financial in
substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes medical files or similar files, the
disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule
18(b).
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undersigned finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in
awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
The parties stipulate to the following vaccine compensation payments:
a. A lump sum of $420,000.00, in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
b. A lump sum of $95,262.64, which amount represents reimbursement of a lien
for services rendered on behalf of Roger Noblett, in the form of a check
payable jointly to Roger Noblett and
Arkansas Medicaid
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Medical Services
ATTN: Third Party Liability
P.O. Box 1437, Slot S296
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-1437
Case #: 155820
Petitioner agrees to endorse this check to Arkansas Medicaid.
c. An amount sufficient to purchase the annuity contract described in paragraph
10. . . . below, paid to the life insurance company from which the annuity will
be purchased (the “Life Insurance Company”).
See Stipulation at 2, ECF No. 45. Paragraph 10 specifies that, pursuant to the annuity contract,
“the Life Insurance Company will agree to make payments periodically to Roger Noblett” in the
amount of “$3,550.00 per month for life only.” Id. at 3. The parties further stipulate that these
provisions represent compensation for all damages under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). See id. at 2-
3.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation.
Accordingly, an award should be made consistent with the stipulation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of
the court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’
stipulation.2
2 Entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice renouncing the right to seek
review. Vaccine Rule 11(a).
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman
Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman
Special Master
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