Sherman Arrowood v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) (2016)

Robin Adkins, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Sherman Arrowood, filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Mr.

Arrowood received an influenza vaccine on October 15, 2012. The petition alleged that this vaccine caused Mr.

Arrowood to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and that his subsequent death was a sequela of this injury. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr.

Arrowood's GBS, any other injury, or his death. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing that compensation should be awarded.

The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. The decision awarded the Estate of Sherman Arrowood a lump sum of $525,000.00 for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The decision date was October 3, 2016, and the petition was filed on July 13, 2016.