Michele Peterson v. HHS - Influenza, brachial neuritis (2019)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Michele Peterson filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Program on October 12, 2018, alleging she suffered brachial neuritis as a result of receiving an influenza vaccine on December 9, 2016. The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused her injury.
However, the parties reached a stipulation for award. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Michele Peterson $80,000.00 as compensation for all damages, including past and future unreimbursed expenses and pain and suffering.
Judgment was entered in accordance with the stipulation.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Michele Peterson alleged brachial neuritis following an influenza vaccination on December 9, 2016. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation for award, with Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopting the stipulation. The award was $80,000.00 as a lump sum, representing compensation for all damages, including past and future unreimbursed expenses and pain and suffering. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, or treatments.
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