Nicole Will v. HHS - Influenza, left upper extremity pain, including Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”) (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Nicole Will filed a petition on March 8, 2016, alleging that she developed left upper extremity pain, including Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on or about October 28, 2014. She further alleged that she experienced residual effects of the injury for more than six months.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused her condition. The parties, represented by Lawrence G.
Michel for the petitioner and Gordon E. Shemin for the respondent, reached a joint stipulation for damages.
Special Master Thomas L. Gowen reviewed the stipulation.
The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Nicole Will a lump sum of $125,000.00 as compensation for all damages. This decision was based on the joint stipulation and the parties' agreement to forgo review.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Nicole Will alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on or about October 28, 2014, caused her to develop left upper extremity pain, including Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), with residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied causation. The parties entered into a joint stipulation for damages, which the Special Master adopted. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, clinical details of the injury onset or progression, diagnostic tests, or treatments. The award was a lump sum of $125,000.00 for all damages. The decision was issued by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen on April 4, 2016, based on the joint stipulation.
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