Alvis Sutton v. HHS - Influenza, polymyalgia rheumatica (2019)

Alvis Sutton filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 1, 2016. He alleged that he developed polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) after receiving an influenza vaccine on or about September 30, 2014.

The respondent denied that the immunization caused Mr. Sutton's injury.

However, the parties reached a settlement agreement. The respondent agreed to pay Mr.

Sutton a lump sum of $115,000.00 as compensation for all damages. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the parties' stipulation and awarded the compensation.

The case was settled via joint stipulation, and the court directed that judgment be entered in accordance with the decision. The public decision does not describe the petitioner's counsel, respondent's counsel, the specific onset of symptoms, medical history, clinical findings, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.

The decision was designated "unpublished" but posted on the Court of Federal Claims’s website.