VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01542
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01542
Petitioner: Elizabeth Ann Gray
Filed: 2015-12-17
Decided: 2016-11-01
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2014-10-03
Condition: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 125000

AI-assisted case summary:
Elizabeth Ann Gray filed a petition on December 17, 2015, alleging that the influenza vaccine she received on October 3, 2014, caused her to suffer Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and its residual effects for more than six months. The influenza vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused GBS. However, on November 1, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. Special Master Christian J. Moran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the court. Elizabeth Ann Gray was awarded a lump sum payment of $125,000.00 as compensation for all damages. Petitioner counsel was Russell W. Lewis, IV, of Johnson Law Group. Respondent counsel was Douglas Ross of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset, specific symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The specific mechanism of causation is not described in the public decision.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Elizabeth Ann Gray alleged that the influenza vaccine received on October 3, 2014, caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), an injury listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner further alleged GBS residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, which Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted on November 1, 2016. The award was a lump sum of $125,000.00. Petitioner counsel was Russell W. Lewis, IV. Respondent counsel was Douglas Ross. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of causation, expert testimony, or clinical findings.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01542-0
Date issued/filed: 2016-11-28
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 11/01/2016) regarding 26 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (SP) Copy to parties.
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Case 1:15-vv-01542-UNJ Document 30 Filed 11/28/16 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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ELIZABETH ANN GRAY, *
* No. 15-1542V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. * Filed: November 1, 2016
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; influenza (“flu”) vaccine;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”).
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Respondent. *
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Russell W. Lewis, IV, Johnson Law Group, Nashville, TN, for Petitioner;
Douglas Ross, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On November 1, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the
petition for compensation filed by Elizabeth Ann Gray on December 17, 2015. In
her petition, petitioner alleged that the influenza vaccine, which is contained in the
Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), and which she received
on October 3, 2014, caused her to suffer Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”).
Petitioner further alleges that she suffered the residual effects of this injury for
more than six months. Petitioner represents that there has been no prior award or
settlement of a civil action for damages on her behalf as a result of her condition.
Respondent denies that the influenza vaccine caused petitioner to suffer
GBS or any other injury.
1 The E-Government Act, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and
Promotion of Electronic Government Services), requires that the Court post this decision on its
website. Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 18(b), the parties have 14 days to file a motion proposing
redaction of medical information or other information described in 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-12(d)(4).
Any redactions ordered by the special master will appear in the document posted on the website.

Case 1:15-vv-01542-UNJ Document 30 Filed 11/28/16 Page 2 of 2
Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto. The
undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the
Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Damages awarded in that stipulation include:
A lump sum payment of $125,000.00 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner, Elizabeth Ann Gray. This amount represents compensation
for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B,
the clerk is directed to enter judgment in case 15-1542V according to this decision
and the attached stipulation.2
Any questions may be directed to my law clerk, Dan Hoffman, at (202) 357-
6360.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each
party filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal
Claims judge.
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