Eric G. Winston v. HHS - Influenza, Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (2017)

Eric G. Winston filed a petition alleging that he suffered Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (PTS) as a result of a trivalent influenza vaccination administered on October 16, 2013.

The petition was filed with the Court of Federal Claims on October 18, 2016. Respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the influenza vaccination caused Mr.

Winston's PTS or any other injury. Despite this denial, the parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation.

The stipulation stated that a decision should be entered awarding compensation to Mr. Winston.

The parties agreed that Mr. Winston would receive a lump sum of $112,316.00.

This amount was intended to compensate for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The Chief Special Master found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.

Judgment was entered in accordance with the terms of the stipulation, awarding Mr. Winston the agreed-upon compensation.