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The stipulation stated that the settlement was a compromise of the parties' respective positions and not an admission of causation by the respondent. The case was resolved under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, with the injury alleged to be covered under the Vaccine Injury Table. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of causation, expert testimony, or clinical findings.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2015-12-02","case_summary":"Joseph Sullivan filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on March 24, 2015, alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on October 2, 2013. He further alleged that the residual effects of GBS lasted for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's GBS or any other injury. Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on December 2, 2015, agreeing to settle the case. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation, awarding Joseph Sullivan $315,000.00 as compensation for all damages. This amount was to be paid as a lump sum in the form of a check payable to the petitioner. Subsequently, on January 27, 2016, the parties filed another stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs. Chief Special Master Dorsey approved and awarded $20,786.71 for attorneys' fees and costs, to be paid as a lump sum in the form of a check jointly payable to the petitioner and his counsel, Alison Haskins. The total compensation awarded to Joseph Sullivan was $335,786.71. The case was resolved through stipulated settlements, with the respondent not admitting that the vaccine caused the injury. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, diagnostic tests, or treatments. Petitioner was represented by Alison H. Haskins of Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA, and the respondent was represented by Christine M. Becer of the U.S. Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Alison H. Haskins","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio Christopher and Toale, PA","petitioner_attorney_location":"Sarasota, FL","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|alison-haskins|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"SULLIVAN v. 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