VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01252
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01252
Petitioner: Yasmin Sheriff
Filed: 2020-09-23
Decided: 2021-11-08
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2017-10-04
Condition: Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 75000

AI-assisted case summary:
Yasmin Sheriff filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 23, 2020. Ms. Sheriff alleged that she suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) or chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 4, 2017, and/or measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines on October 4, 2017, and December 11, 2017. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the immunizations caused Ms. Sheriff's alleged injuries. The parties, however, reached a settlement agreement. In a joint stipulation filed on October 12, 2021, they agreed to resolve the case. The respondent agreed to issue a payment of $75,000.00 as a lump sum to Ms. Sheriff, representing compensation for all damages available under the program. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded compensation accordingly, directing the clerk of the court to enter judgment. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical examinations, treatments, or expert witnesses. Brynna Gang, Esq., represented the petitioner, and Sarah Rifkin, Esq., represented the respondent.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Yasmin Sheriff alleged GBS or CIDP following an influenza vaccine on October 4, 2017, and/or MMR vaccines on October 4, 2017, and December 11, 2017. The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a settlement. The public text does not specify the theory of causation, the mechanism of injury, or any expert testimony. The case was resolved via joint stipulation filed October 12, 2021, with a settlement award of $75,000.00 as a lump sum. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation on November 8, 2021. Petitioner counsel was Brynna Gang, Esq., and respondent counsel was Sarah Rifkin, Esq.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01252-0
Date issued/filed: 2021-11-08
Pages: 8
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 10/26/2021) regarding 28 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. 20-1252V
Filed: October 12, 2021
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YASMIN SHERIFF, *
* UNPUBLISHED
Petitioner, *
v. * Decision on Joint Stipulation;
* Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”);
SECRETARY OF HEALTH * Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating
AND HUMAN SERVICES, * Polyneuropathy (“CIDP”); Influenza (“Flu)
* Vaccine; Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
Respondent. * (“MMR”) Vaccine
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Brynna Gang, Esq., C-K Law Group, Chicago, IL, for petitioner.
Sarah Rifkin, Esq., US Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
Roth, Special Master:
On September 23, 2020, Yasmin Sheriff [“Ms. Sheriff” or “petitioner”] filed a petition for
compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.2 Petitioner alleges that
she suffered from Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”) or chronic inflammatory demyelinating
polyneuropathy (“CIDP”) after receiving an influenza vaccine on October 4, 2017 and/or measles,
mumps, and rubella vaccines on October 4, 2017 and December 11, 2017. Stipulation, filed Oct.
12, 2021 at ¶¶ 1-4. Respondent denies that the immunizations caused petitioner’s alleged injuries.
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 October 12, 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 $75,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner, Yasmin
Sheriff. 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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