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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01428
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01428
Petitioner: James T. Patterson, Jr.
Filed: 2015-11-25
Decided: 2017-04-19
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2014-12-02
Condition: Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 165000

AI-assisted case summary:
James T. Patterson, Jr. filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 25, 2015, alleging he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccination he received on December 2, 2014. He stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, that he experienced residual effects for more than six months, and that he had not received any prior award or settlement for his injury. Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused his alleged GBS or any other injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on damages on December 5, 2016. The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Mr. Patterson was awarded a lump sum of $165,000.00, representing compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was entered on April 19, 2017.

Theory of causation field:
unclear

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01428-0
Date issued/filed: 2017-04-19
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 12/07/2016) regarding 27 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.)(mpj) Copy to parties.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 15-1428V
Filed: December 7, 2016
UNPUBLISHED
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JAMES T. PATTERSON, JR., *
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Petitioner, * Joint Stipulation on Damages;
v. * Influenza (“Flu”) Vaccination;
* Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”);
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Nancy Routh Meyers, Ward Black Law, Greensboro, NC, for petitioner.
Amy Paula Kokot, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On November 25, 2015, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”) as
a result of his influenza vaccination on December 2, 2014. Petition at 1; Stipulation,
filed December 5, 2016, at ¶¶ 2, 4. Petitioner further alleges that the vaccine was
administered in the United States, that he experienced the residual effects of his injury
for more than six months, and that there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil
action for damages as a result of his injury. Stipulation at ¶¶ 3-5; Petition at ¶¶ 3, 10,
12-13. “Respondent denies that the flu vaccine administered on or about December 2,
2014, is the cause of petitioner’s alleged GBS and/or any other injury or his current
condition.” Stipulation at ¶ 6.
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, in accordance with
the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of
Electronic Government Services). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

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Nevertheless, on December 5, 2016, the parties filed the attached joint
stipulation, stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The
undersigned finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as 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 $165,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of
damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). Id.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of
the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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