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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00895
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00895
Petitioner: Jose Gabalda
Filed: 2015-08-19
Decided: 2016-07-14
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2014-09-19
Condition: Guillain-Barré syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 215000

AI-assisted case summary:
On August 19, 2015, Jose Gabalda filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on September 19, 2014, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Petitioner's GBS or any other injury. The parties, Jose Gabalda and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, reached a joint stipulation for damages. The stipulation stated that Petitioner would receive a lump sum of $215,000.00 as compensation for all damages. Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the terms of the stipulation, as both parties waived their right to seek review. Nancy Meyers represented the Petitioner, and Julia McInerny represented the Respondent. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Jose Gabalda alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on September 19, 2014, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a joint stipulation for damages, agreeing to an award of $215,000.00. Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman adopted the stipulation as the decision of the Court. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00895-0
Date issued/filed: 2016-08-04
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 7/14/2016) regarding 21 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman. (mb) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:15-vv-00895-UNJ Document 25 Filed 08/04/16 Page 1 of 7
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 15-895V
Filed: July 14, 2016
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UNPUBLISHED
JOSE GABALDA, *
* Special Master Hamilton-Fieldman
Petitioner, *
* Joint Stipulation on Damages;
v. * Influenza (“Flu”) Vaccine;
* Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”).
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
*
Respondent. *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Nancy Meyers, Ward Black Law, Greensboro, NC, for Petitioner.
Julia McInerny, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
DECISION1
On August 19, 2015, Jose Gabalda (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for compensation
pursuant to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34
(2006). Petitioner alleged that an influenza (“flu”) vaccine administered on September 19, 2014
caused him to suffer from Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”).
On July 13, 2016, the parties filed a stipulation in which they state that a decision should
be entered awarding compensation to Petitioner. Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused
Petitioner’s alleged GBS or any other injury. However, the parties agree to the joint stipulation,
attached hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as
1 Because this decision contains a reasoned explanation for the undersigned’s action in this case,
the undersigned intends to post this decision on the website of the United States Court of Federal
Claims, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. §
3501 note (2012). As provided by Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party has 14 days within which to
request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that is a trade secret or
commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes
medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b).
2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in Part 2 of the National
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as amended,
42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2006) (Vaccine Act or the Act). All citations in this decision to
individual sections of the Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S.C.A. § 300aa.
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the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
The parties stipulate that Petitioner shall receive the following compensation:
A lump sum of $215,000.00 in the form of a check payable to Petitioner. This
amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available under 42
U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
Stipulation ¶ 8.
The undersigned approves the requested amounts for Petitioner’s compensation.
Accordingly, an award should be made consistent with the stipulation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of
the court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’
stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman
Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of
notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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