Harvey McBride v. HHS - Influenza, brachial plexopathy in his right shoulder (2017)

Harvey McBride filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 4, 2015, alleging that he developed brachial plexopathy in his right shoulder and experienced residual side effects for more than six months as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on December 19, 2013. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused the alleged injury.

The parties reached a settlement, and on January 24, 2017, they filed a joint stipulation. The respondent agreed to pay Mr.

McBride a lump sum of $60,000.00 as compensation for all damages. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded compensation in that amount.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner counsel was Ronald Craig Homer, Esq., and respondent counsel was Ryan Daniel Pyles, Esq.