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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01743
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01743
Petitioner: John Seidel
Filed: 2018-11-08
Decided: 2021-04-13
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2015-11-16
Condition: chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (“CIDP”)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 94107

AI-assisted case summary:
John Seidel filed a petition on November 8, 2018, alleging that the influenza vaccine he received on November 16, 2015, caused him to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). Mr. Seidel further alleged that he suffered residual effects from this injury for more than six months. 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 Mr. Seidel's current disabilities were the result of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties reached a joint stipulation, which was filed on March 16, 2021. Special Master Christian J. Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded Mr. Seidel a lump sum payment of $94,107.72, payable by check to the petitioner. This amount is intended to compensate for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a), including pain and suffering and unreimbursed medical expenses. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, clinical details, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The case was resolved via this stipulation and award.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner John Seidel alleged that the influenza vaccine administered on November 16, 2015, caused him to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), a condition listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. He claimed residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation, adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran on March 16, 2021, awarding petitioner $94,107.72 as a lump sum for all damages, including pain and suffering and unreimbursed medical expenses. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or competing medical theories. Attorneys involved were Jeffrey S. Pop for Petitioner and Laurie Wiesner for Respondent. The case was resolved via stipulation.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_18-vv-01743-0
Date issued/filed: 2021-04-13
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 03/16/2021) regarding 56 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (Attachments: # (1) Joint Stipulation) (hh) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:18-vv-01743-UNJ Document 60 Filed 04/13/21 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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JOHN SEIDEL, *
* No. 18-1743V
Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. * Filed: March 16, 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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Jeffrey S. Pop, Jeffrey S. Pop & Associates, Beverly Hills, CA, for Petitioner;
Laurie Wiesner, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On March 16, 2021, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the
petition for compensation filed by John Seidel on November 8, 2018. Petitioner
alleged that the influenza (“flu”) vaccine he received on November 16, 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 1:18-vv-01743-UNJ Document 60 Filed 04/13/21 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 $94,107.72 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), including pain and
suffering and unreimbursed medical expenses.
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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