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The case proceeded to damages. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a Ruling on Entitlement on September 3, 2020, finding entitlement based on the respondent's concession and the record. A subsequent Decision Awarding Damages on February 13, 2023, awarded a total lump sum of $193,709.28, consisting of $180,000.00 for actual pain and suffering, $10,094.83 for future pain and suffering (net present value), and $3,614.45 for unreimbursable expenses. Petitioner was represented by Anne Carrion Toale, and respondent was represented by Adriana Ruth Teitel and Lynn Christina Schlie. The theory of causation relied on the Vaccine Injury Table for GBS following influenza vaccination.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2019-01-23","case_summary":"On January 23, 2019, Theresa Marich filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging she developed Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 19, 2017. The petition also mentioned a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on October 27, 2017. The respondent filed an amended report on September 3, 2020, conceding that Ms. Marich was entitled to compensation. The respondent stated that Ms. Marich met the criteria for a Table injury of GBS following flu vaccination and had experienced residual effects for more than six months, satisfying the legal prerequisites for compensation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey issued a Ruling on Entitlement on September 3, 2020, finding Ms. Marich entitled to compensation and directing the case to proceed to the damages phase. The parties were unable to agree on the compensation amount for pain and suffering. On December 19, 2022, Special Master Dorsey issued a Ruling on Damages, awarding Ms. Marich $180,000.00 for actual pain and suffering, $500.00 per year for her life expectancy for future pain and suffering, and $3,614.45 for unreimbursable expenses. The parties subsequently filed a joint status report on January 17, 2023, agreeing that the net present value of the future pain and suffering award was $10,094.83. In a Decision Awarding Damages filed on February 13, 2023, Special Master Dorsey awarded Ms. Marich a lump sum payment of $193,709.28, comprising $180,000.00 for actual pain and suffering, $10,094.83 for future pain and suffering (net present value), and $3,614.45 for past unreimbursable expenses. This award represented compensation for all damages available under the Act. Petitioner was represented by Anne Carrion Toale of Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A., and respondent was represented by Adriana Ruth Teitel and Lynn Christina Schlie of the United States Department of Justice.","is_minor_inferred":null,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Anne Carrion Toale","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio Christopher and Toale","petitioner_attorney_location":"Sarasota, FL","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|anne-toale|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"M. v. 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