Fred A. Stover v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (2019)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Fred A. Stover filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 14, 2017.
He alleged that he suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on October 14, 2017, and that he experienced residual effects for more than six months. Respondent denied that petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury and denied that the GBS was caused-in-fact by the flu vaccine.
Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on October 16, 2019. Special Master Daniel T.
Horner reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The award granted to Fred A.
Stover was a lump sum of $245,000.00, payable to the petitioner, as compensation for all items of damages. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.
Petitioner was represented by Rudolf L. Massa of Massa Law Group, PC, and respondent was represented by Adriana Ruth Teitel of the U.S.
Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Fred A. Stover alleged GBS resulting from an influenza vaccine received on October 14, 2017, with residual effects lasting over six months. Respondent denied a Table injury and causal-in-fact connection. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which Special Master Daniel T. Horner found reasonable and adopted. The award was $245,000.00. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or the basis for the stipulation, other than the parties' agreement to resolve the matter. Petitioner counsel was Rudolf L. Massa; respondent counsel was Adriana Ruth Teitel; Special Master was Daniel T. Horner. Decision date was November 13, 2019.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-00952