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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00626
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00626
Petitioner: Matthew T. Manley
Filed: 2019-11-18
Decided: 2019-12-30
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2017-04-06
Condition: Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Matthew T. Manley filed a petition on November 18, 2019, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. He alleged that he suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on April 6, 2017. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on November 13, 2019, conceding that Mr. Manley is entitled to compensation. The respondent agreed that Mr. Manley's case satisfied the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran ruled on December 30, 2019, that Mr. Manley is entitled to compensation. The ruling addressed entitlement, with damages to be determined at a later date. Petitioner was represented by Nancy Routh Meyers of Ward Black Law, and respondent was represented by Claudia Barnes Gangi of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert testimony.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Matthew T. Manley alleged Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccine administered on April 6, 2017. The respondent conceded entitlement, agreeing that the case satisfied the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table. The specific mechanism of causation, expert testimony, and detailed medical evidence were not described in the public ruling. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a ruling on entitlement on December 30, 2019, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation, with damages to be determined. Petitioner counsel was Nancy Routh Meyers, and respondent counsel was Claudia Barnes Gangi.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-00626-0
Date issued/filed: 2019-12-30
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 11/18/2019) regarding 45 Ruling on Entitlement Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. (sw) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:18-vv-00626-UNJ Document 49 Filed 12/30/19 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 18-626V
UNPUBLISHED
MATTHEW T. MANLEY, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: November 18, 2019
v.
Special Processing Unit (SPU);
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND Ruling on Entitlement; Concession;
HUMAN SERVICES, Table Injury; Influenza (Flu) Vaccine;
Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)
Respondent.
Nancy Routh Meyers, Ward Black Law, Greensboro, NC, for petitioner.
Claudia Barnes Gangi, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On May 2, 2018, Matthew T. Manley filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffers from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”),
as a result of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine that was administered on April 6, 2017.
Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of
Special Masters.
On November 13, 2019, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he
concedes that Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule
4(c) Report at 1. Specifically, Respondent states that Petitioner’s case “is appropriate
1 Because this unpublished ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, I am
required to post it on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website in accordance with the E-
Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012) (Federal Management and Promotion of
Electronic Government Services). This means the ruling will be available to anyone with access to
the internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to
redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of
privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such
material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).

Case 1:18-vv-00626-UNJ Document 49 Filed 12/30/19 Page 2 of 2
for compensation under the terms of the Vaccine Act.” Id. at 1. Respondent further
agrees that “[P]etitioner has satisfied the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table.”
Id. at 5.
In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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