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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01908
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01908
Petitioner: Robin Wynne
Filed: 2017-12-08
Decided: 2021-03-09
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2015-10-18
Condition: chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 205000

AI-assisted case summary:
Robin Wynne filed a petition on December 8, 2017, alleging that the influenza vaccine he received on October 18, 2015, caused him to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). He further alleged that he suffered residual effects of this injury for more than six months. The influenza vaccine was listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused or significantly aggravated the petitioner's alleged injury or any other injury, and denied that the petitioner's current disabilities were the result of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties reached a joint stipulation regarding compensation. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded Robin Wynne a lump sum payment of $205,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details of the CIDP, diagnostic tests performed, treatments received, or the specific mechanism by which the vaccine allegedly caused the condition. The attorneys involved were Ronald C. Homer for the petitioner and Camille M. Collett for the respondent. The decision was filed on February 9, 2021, and subsequently issued on March 9, 2021.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Robin Wynne alleged that an influenza vaccine received on October 18, 2015, caused him to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), with residual effects lasting more than six months. The vaccine was on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied causation and aggravation. The parties entered into a stipulation, adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran on February 9, 2021, awarding petitioner $205,000.00 as a lump sum for all damages. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury, relying instead on the stipulation for resolution. Attorneys were Ronald C. Homer for the petitioner and Camille M. Collett for the respondent.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_17-vv-01908-0
Date issued/filed: 2021-03-09
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 02/09/2021) regarding 98 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (Attachments: # (1) Joint Stipulation) (hh) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:17-vv-01908-UNJ Document 102 Filed 03/09/21 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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ROBIN WYNNE, *
* No. 17-1908V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. * Filed: February 9, 2021
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Stipulation; influenza (“flu”) vaccine;
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * chronic inflammatory demyelinating
* polyneuropathy (“CIDP”).
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Respondent. *
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Ronald C. Homer, Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA, for Petitioner;
Camille M. Collett, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for
Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On February 9, 2021, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the
petition for compensation filed by Robin Wynne on December 8, 2017. Petitioner
alleged that the influenza (“flu”) vaccine he received on October 18, 2015, which
is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), caused
him to suffer chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (“CIDP”).
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-01908-UNJ Document 102 Filed 03/09/21 Page 2 of 2
Respondent denies that the vaccines either caused or significantly
aggravated petitioner’s alleged injury or any other injury, and denies that
petitioner's current disabilities are the result of a vaccine-related injury.
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 $205,000.00 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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