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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00965
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00965
Petitioner: Gerald Granstaff
Filed: 2019-07-03
Decided: 2021-07-27
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2017-10-24
Condition: chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 341000

AI-assisted case summary:
Gerald Granstaff filed a petition on July 3, 2019, alleging that he developed chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) as a result of an influenza vaccine he received on October 24, 2017. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused his condition. Despite this denial, the parties reached a stipulation recommending an award of compensation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation provided for a lump sum payment of $341,000.00 to petitioner, representing compensation for all damages. Petitioner's counsel was Ronald C. Homer of Conway, Homer, P.C., and respondent's counsel was Christine M. Becer of the U.S. Department of Justice. Judgment was entered in accordance with the terms of the stipulation.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Gerald Granstaff alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 24, 2017, caused him to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation recommending an award of compensation, which Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found reasonable and adopted as the decision of the Court. The stipulation did not detail a specific theory of causation or name any experts. Petitioner was awarded a lump sum of $341,000.00. The decision was based on the stipulation, and judgment was entered accordingly on July 27, 2021. Petitioner was represented by Ronald C. Homer, and respondent was represented by Christine M. Becer.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00965-0
Date issued/filed: 2021-08-24
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 7/27/2021) regarding 55 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (Attachments: # (1) Appendix A)(mca) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:19-vv-00965-UNJ Document 59 Filed 08/24/21 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
Filed: July 27, 2021
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GERALD GRANSTAFF, * UNPUBLISHED
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Petitioner, * No. 19-965V
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v. * Special Master Dorsey
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Decision Based on Stipulation; Influenza
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * (“Flu”) Vaccine; Chronic Inflammatory
* Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.
Respondent. *
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Ronald C. Homer, Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA, for petitioner.
Christine M. Becer, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION BASED ON STIPULATION1
On July 3, 2019, Gerald Granstaff (“petitioner”) filed a petition in the National Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program.2 Petitioner alleged that as a result of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine
on October 24, 2017, he developed chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
(“CIDP”). Petition at 1 (ECF No. 1).
On July 27, 2021, the parties filed a stipulation recommending an award of compensation
to petitioner. Stipulation (ECF No. 54). Respondent denies that the flu vaccine caused petitioner
to suffer from CIDP or any other injury or his current condition. Id. at ¶ 6. Nevertheless, the
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned is 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 Decision 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, the undersigned
agrees that the identified material fits within this definition, the undersigned will redact such
material from public access.
2 The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is set forth in Part 2 of the National
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755, codified as amended,
42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to -34 (2012) (“Vaccine Act” or “the Act”). All citations in this Decision
to individual sections of the Vaccine Act are to 42 U.S.C. § 300aa.
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Case 1:19-vv-00965-UNJ Document 59 Filed 08/24/21 Page 2 of 2
parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto as Appendix A. The undersigned finds the
stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the
terms set forth therein.
The parties stipulate that petitioner shall receive the following compensation:
(1) A lump sum of $341,000.00 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). Stipulation at ¶ 8.
The undersigned approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation.
Accordingly, an award should be made consistent with the stipulation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of
Court SHALL ENTER JUDGMENT in accordance with the terms of the parties’ stipulation.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Nora Beth Dorsey
Nora Beth Dorsey
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment is expedited by the parties’ joint filing of
notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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