Maureen A. Ebbs v. HHS - Influenza, brachial plexopathy and brachial neuritis (Parsonage-Turner Syndrome) (2020)

Maureen Ebbs filed a petition for vaccine compensation on February 18, 2020, alleging that she suffered brachial plexopathy and brachial neuritis, also known as Parsonage-Turner Syndrome, caused by an influenza vaccine she received on November 16, 2016. She further alleged that the residual effects of her injuries lasted for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injuries. Despite maintaining their positions, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms. Ebbs a lump sum of $74,000.00 for all damages.

This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act. The case proceeded as an off-Table claim, as the petitioner had to prove causation-in-fact.

The decision was based on a joint stipulation for damages, and the court directed that judgment be entered accordingly.