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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01343
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01343
Petitioner: Leroy Cantrell
Filed: 2020-10-07
Decided: 2023-09-12
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2018-10-04
Condition: Guillain-Barré syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 95000

AI-assisted case summary:
Leroy Cantrell filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 7, 2020, alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 4, 2018. His amended petition was filed on August 11, 2021. Mr. Cantrell alleged that he received the vaccine in the United States, experienced residual effects for more than six months, and had no prior award or settlement. The respondent denied that Mr. Cantrell sustained a GBS Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused his condition. Nevertheless, on August 7, 2023, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to an award of compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding Mr. Cantrell a lump sum of $95,000.00 for all items of damages. The decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner counsel was Sean Franks Greenwood, and respondent counsel was Martin Conway Galvin.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner Leroy Cantrell alleged that he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 4, 2018. The respondent denied that petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury or that the flu vaccine caused his alleged injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation on August 7, 2023, agreeing to an award of compensation. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation on August 8, 2023, awarding a lump sum of $95,000.00 for all items of damages. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of causation, expert testimony, or the medical evidence considered. Petitioner counsel was Sean Franks Greenwood, and respondent counsel was Martin Conway Galvin.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01343-0
Date issued/filed: 2023-09-12
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 08/08/2023) regarding 47 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 20-1343V
LEROY CANTRELL, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: August 8, 2023
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Sean Franks Greenwood, The Greenwood Law Firm, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.
Martin Conway Galvin, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1
On October 7, 2020, Leroy Cantrell filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). His amended petition was filed on August 11, 2021. Petitioner alleges that
he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”) as a result of an influenza (“flu”) vaccine
that was administered on October 4, 2018. Amended Petition at 1; Stipulation, filed on
August 7, 2023, at ¶¶ 2, 4. Petitioner further alleges that he received the vaccine in the
United States, that he experienced the residual effects of his injury for more than six
months, and there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action as a result of
his alleged condition. Amended Petition at 1, 11; Stipulation at ¶¶ 3-5. “Respondent
denies that petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury; denies that the flu vaccine caused
petitioner’s alleged injury or any other injury or his current condition.” Stipulation at ¶ 6.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made
publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or
at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government
Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (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, I
agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access.
2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease
of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2018).

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Nevertheless, on August 7, 2023, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. I find the stipulation
reasonable and adopt it as my decision awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Pursuant to the terms stated in the attached Stipulation, I award the following
compensation:
A lump sum of $95,000.00 in the form of a check payable to Petitioner.
Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of damages
that would be available under Section 15(a). Id.
I approve the requested amount for Petitioner’s compensation. In the absence of
a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the Clerk of Court is directed to
enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
3 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.
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