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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01699
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01699
Petitioner: Mir Hassan
Filed: 2019-10-13
Decided: 2021-06-09
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2018-10-12
Condition: Guillain Barre Syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 85000

AI-assisted case summary:
Mir Hassan filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 13, 2019, alleging that he suffered from Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 12, 2018. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the immunization caused the petitioner's injury. Despite the denial, the parties reached a settlement agreement and filed a joint stipulation on April 27, 2021. As part of the settlement, the respondent agreed to pay Mir Hassan a lump sum of $85,000.00 as compensation for all damages. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation on June 9, 2021. The public decision does not detail the specific time to onset of symptoms, the clinical story, or any expert testimony. Nancy Meyers, Esq., represented the petitioner, and Claudia Gangi, Esq., represented the respondent.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Mir Hassan alleged Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccine administered on October 12, 2018. The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a settlement, and a joint stipulation was filed on April 27, 2021. The settlement included a lump sum payment of $85,000.00 to the petitioner for all damages. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded the compensation on June 9, 2021. The public decision does not specify the theory of causation, the mechanism of injury, or name any experts. The specific time to onset of symptoms is also not detailed in the public text. Attorneys involved were Nancy Meyers, Esq., for the petitioner and Claudia Gangi, Esq., for the respondent.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01699-0
Date issued/filed: 2021-06-09
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 4/27/2021) regarding 30 DECISION Stipulation. Signed by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth. (ec) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 19-1699V
Filed: April 27, 2021
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MIR HASSAN, * UNPUBLISHED
*
Petitioner, * Decision on Joint Stipulation;
* Guillain Barre Syndrome
v. * (“GBS”); Influenza (“Flu”)
* Vaccine.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Nancy Meyers, Esq., Turning Point Litigation, Greensboro, NC, for petitioner.
Claudia Gangi, Esq., US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Roth, Special Master:
On October 13, 2019, Mir Hassan [“Mr. Hassan” or “petitioner”] filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 Petitioner alleges that
he suffered from Guillain Barre Syndrome (“GBS”) after receiving an influenza (“flu”) vaccine
on October 12, 2018. Stipulation, filed April 27, 2021, at ¶¶ 1-4. Respondent denies that the
immunization caused petitioner’s injury. Stipulation at ¶ 6.
1 Although this Decision has been formally designated “unpublished,” it will nevertheless be posted on the
Court of Federal Claims’ website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-347,
116 Stat. 2899, 2913 (codified as amended at 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2006)). This means the Decision will
be available to anyone with access to the internet. However, the parties may object to the Decision’s
inclusion of certain kinds of confidential information. Specifically, under Vaccine Rule 18(b), each party
has fourteen days within which to request redaction “of any information furnished by that party: (1) that is
a trade secret or commercial or financial in substance and is privileged or confidential; or (2) that includes
medical files or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
privacy.” Vaccine Rule 18(b). Otherwise, the whole Decision will be available to the public. Id.
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).
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Nevertheless, the parties have agreed to settle the case. On April 27, 2021, the parties filed
a joint stipulation agreeing to settle this case and describing the settlement terms.
Respondent agrees to issue the following payment:
A lump sum of $85,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Mir
Hassan. This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be available
under § 300aa-15(a).
I adopt the parties’ stipulation attached hereto, and award compensation in the amount and
on the terms set forth therein. The clerk of the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance
with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ Mindy Michaels Roth
Mindy Michaels Roth
Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party filing a notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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