Shawn Shorkey v. HHS - Influenza, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuritis (CIDP) (2017)

Shawn Shorkey filed a petition for vaccine compensation on July 23, 2015, alleging that the influenza vaccine he received on November 15, 2012, caused him to suffer from chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuritis (CIDP) and that he experienced residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused petitioner's alleged CIDP or any other injury, and further denied that his alleged current disabilities were a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.

Despite these opposing positions, the parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement. Special Master Christian J.

Moran reviewed and adopted the stipulation as the court's decision. The stipulation awarded Shawn Shorkey a lump sum payment of $35,000.00, payable to him, as compensation for all damages.

This payment was to be made as soon as practicable after the entry of judgment and after petitioner elected to receive compensation. The decision also noted that the parties would submit to further proceedings before the special master to award reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

The stipulation, dated March 16, 2017, was adopted by the court on April 11, 2017. Petitioner was represented by Lawrence R.

Cohan of Anapol Weiss, and respondent was represented by Colleen C. Hartley of the U.S.

Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury.