VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00482
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00482
Petitioner: Daniel Jenson
Filed: 2017-04-04
Decided: 2021-03-08
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2015-09-25
Condition: Guillain-Barré syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 75000

AI-assisted case summary:
Daniel Jenson filed a petition for compensation on April 4, 2017, alleging that the influenza vaccine he received on or about September 25, 2015, caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). He claimed that his GBS was a Table injury and that he suffered residual effects for more than six months. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused or aggravated his condition or that he suffered Table GBS within the Table's timeframe. Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded Daniel Jenson a lump sum payment of $75,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under the program. The decision directed the clerk to enter judgment according to this decision and the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed. Petitioner was represented by John R. Howie, Jr. of Howie Law, PC, and respondent was represented by Ryan D. Pyles of the United States Department of Justice.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Daniel Jenson alleged that the influenza vaccine received on or about September 25, 2015, caused Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a condition listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner further alleged residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied that the vaccine caused or aggravated the condition or that it was a Table GBS within the Table's timeframe. The parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $75,000.00. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of causation, expert testimony, or detailed clinical information regarding the onset, symptoms, tests, or treatments.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00482-0
Date issued/filed: 2021-03-08
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 2/3/2021) regarding 85 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (Attachments: # (1) Appendix Joint Stipulation) (jmw) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:17-vv-00482-UNJ Document 89 Filed 03/08/21 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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DANIEL JENSON, *
* No. 17-482V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. * Filed: February 3, 2021
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; influenza vaccine;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Guillain-Barré
* syndrome (“GBS”).
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Respondent. *
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John R. Howie, Jr., Howie Law, PC, Dallas, TX, for Petitioner;
Ryan D. Pyles, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On February 2, 2021, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the
petition for compensation filed by Daniel Jenson on April 4, 2017. Petitioner
alleged that the influenza (“flu”) vaccine he received on or about September 25,
2015, which is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R.
§100.3(a), caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré syndrome. Petitioner further alleges
that he 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 his behalf as a result of his condition.
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 1:17-vv-00482-UNJ Document 89 Filed 03/08/21 Page 2 of 2
Respondent denies that the vaccine either caused or significantly aggravated
petitioner’s alleged injury or any other injury, and denies that petitioner suffered
Table GBS within the timeframe set forth in the Table.
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 $75,000.00 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner. 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 according to this decision and the attached
stipulation.2
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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