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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00127
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00127
Petitioner: Bonita Rosner
Filed: 2018-03-23
Decided: 2018-03-23
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2015-11-17
Condition: Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 169000

AI-assisted case summary:
On March 23, 2018, Bonita Rosner filed a petition alleging that she developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on November 17, 2015. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Ms. Rosner's GBS or any other injury. The parties subsequently reached a stipulation to resolve the case. Special Master Laura D. Millman reviewed the stipulation and found its terms to be reasonable. The court adopted the stipulation and awarded Bonita Rosner a lump sum of $169,000.00 in compensation, representing reimbursement for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The award was to be paid via check to the petitioner. The decision was issued on March 23, 2018. Petitioner was represented by Joseph A. Vuckovich, and respondent was represented by Jennifer L. Reynaud.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Bonita Rosner alleged that her November 17, 2015 receipt of an influenza vaccine caused her to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). Respondent denied this allegation. The parties reached a stipulation to settle the case, and the Special Master adopted the stipulation. The public decision does not describe the specific medical experts, clinical details of the GBS onset or progression, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the precise mechanism of causation. The case was resolved via stipulation, resulting in an award of $169,000.00. Special Master Laura D. Millman issued the decision on March 23, 2018. Petitioner's counsel was Joseph A. Vuckovich, and respondent's counsel was Jennifer L. Reynaud.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00127-0
Date issued/filed: 2018-04-17
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/23/2018) regarding 27 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Laura D Millman. (tlf) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:17-vv-00127-UNJ Document 30 Filed 04/17/18 Page 1 of 7
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 17-127V
Filed: March 23, 2018
Not for Publication
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BONITA ROSNER, *
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Petitioner, *
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* Damages decision based on stipulation;
v. * influenza (flu) vaccine; Guillain-Barré
* Syndrome (GBS)
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Joseph A. Vuckovich, Washington, DC, for petitioner.
Jennifer L. Reynaud, Washington, DC, for respondent.
MILLMAN, Special Master
DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES1
On March 23, 2018, the parties filed the attached stipulation in which they agreed to settle
this case and described the settlement terms. Petitioner alleges that she suffered Guillain-Barré
Syndrome (“GBS”) that was caused by her November 17, 2015 receipt of influenza (“flu”)
vaccine. Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused petitioner’s GBS or any other injury.
Nonetheless, the parties agreed to resolve this matter informally.
1 Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the special master’s action in this
case, the special master intends to post this unpublished decision on the United States Court of Federal
Claims’s website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347, 116 Stat. 2899,
2913 (Dec. 17, 2002). Vaccine Rule 18(b) states that all decisions of the special masters will be made
available to the public unless they contain trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is
privileged and confidential, or medical or similar information whose disclosure would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of privacy. When such a decision is filed, petitioner has 14 days to identify and
move to delete such information prior to the document’s disclosure. If the special master, upon review,
agrees that the identified material fits within the banned categories listed above, the special master shall
delete such material from public access.

Case 1:17-vv-00127-UNJ Document 30 Filed 04/17/18 Page 2 of 7
The undersigned finds the terms of the stipulation to be reasonable. The court hereby
adopts the parties’ said stipulation, attached hereto, and awards compensation in the amount and
on the terms set forth therein. Pursuant to the stipulation, the court awards a lump sum of
$169,000.00, representing reimbursement for all damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C.
§ 300aa-15(a) (2012). The award shall be in the form of a check payable to petitioner in the
amount of $169,000.00.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of the
court is directed to enter judgment herewith.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: March 23, 2018 s/ Laura D. Millman
Laura D. Millman
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party, either separately or
jointly, filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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