John Franklin Metzger v. HHS - Influenza, Brachial Neuritis/Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (2022)

John Franklin Metzger filed a petition on January 25, 2022, seeking compensation for Brachial Neuritis/Parsonage-Turner Syndrome, which he alleged was caused by an influenza vaccine received on November 7, 2018. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injuries.

However, the parties reached a joint stipulation to settle the case. The stipulation stated that the influenza vaccine is on the Vaccine Injury Table, and Mr.

Metzger experienced residual effects of his condition for more than six months. The court adopted the stipulation as its decision, awarding Mr.

Metzger a lump sum of $95,000.00 for all damages. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages available under the Vaccine Act.

The parties also agreed to proceedings for attorney's fees and costs. The stipulation was not an admission by the government that the vaccine caused the injury, but rather a negotiated settlement.