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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00628
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00628
Petitioner: Marion R. Crank, Jr.
Filed: 2017-01-31
Decided: 2017-01-31
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2014-10-08
Condition: Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 160000

AI-assisted case summary:
Marion R. Crank, Jr. filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on May 26, 2016. He alleged that he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) caused by his influenza vaccination on October 8, 2014. Mr. Crank further alleged that he experienced residual effects from his condition for more than six months and that no civil action had been filed for damages on his behalf. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr. Crank's GBS or any other injury. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on January 31, 2017. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded Mr. Crank $160,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The decision was entered on January 31, 2017. Petitioner was represented by Jeffrey S. Pop of Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, and respondent was represented by Douglas Ross of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Marion R. Crank, Jr. alleged that his October 8, 2014 influenza vaccination caused Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). The respondent denied this allegation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which was adopted by the court. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, or treatments. The award was $160,000.00 as a lump sum. Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued the decision on January 31, 2017. Petitioner's counsel was Jeffrey S. Pop, and respondent's counsel was Douglas Ross.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00628-0
Date issued/filed: 2017-07-06
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/31/2017) regarding 21 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. 16-628V
Filed: January 31, 2017
UNPUBLISHED
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MARION R. CRANK, JR., *
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Petitioner, * Joint Stipulation on Damages;
v. * Influenza;
* Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”);
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Special Processing Unit (“SPU”)
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Jeffrey S. Pop, Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, Beverly Hills, CA, for petitioner.
Douglas Ross, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Dorsey, Chief Special Master:
On May 26, 2016, 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”) caused by
his October 8, 2014 influenza (“flu”) vaccination. Petition at 1; Stipulation, filed January
31, 2017, at ¶ 4. Petitioner further alleges that he experienced the residual effects of
his injury for more than six months and that there has been no award or settlement of a
civil action for damages on his behalf as a result of his condition. Petition at 3;
Stipulation at ¶¶ 4-5. “Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused petitioner to
suffer GBS, or any other injury. ” Stipulation at ¶ 6.
Nevertheless, on January 31, 2017, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The undersigned
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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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 $160,000.00 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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