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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00769
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00769
Petitioner: Lillian Teague
Filed: 2021-01-19
Decided: 2023-09-07
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2018-01-19
Condition: Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and/or Transverse Myelitis (TM)
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 214895

AI-assisted case summary:
Lillian Teague filed a petition for compensation on January 19, 2021, alleging that the influenza vaccine she received on January 19, 2018, caused her to suffer from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). She also alleged that the vaccine caused Transverse Myelitis (TM) and that she suffered residual effects for more than six months. The petitioner stated that the influenza vaccine is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table and that her GBS occurred within the Table's time period. Alternatively, she alleged that the vaccine caused her GBS and/or TM as an off-Table injury. The respondent denied that petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused GBS and/or TM, and denied any other injury. The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. The Special Master found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the Court's decision. Lillian Teague was awarded a total of $214,895.53, comprising $160,000.00 as a lump sum and $54,895.53 for past unreimbursable expenses.

Theory of causation field:
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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_21-vv-00769-0
Date issued/filed: 2023-10-02
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 9/08/2023) regarding 61 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer, Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (ceo) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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LILLIAN TEAGUE, *
* No. 21-769V
Petitioner, *
* Special Master Christian J. Moran
v. *
* Filed: September 8, 2023
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Brian L. Cinelli, Schiffmacher Cinelli Adoff LLP, Buffalo, NY, for Petitioner;
Tyler King, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On September 7, 2023, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the
petition for compensation filed by Lillian Teague on January 19, 2021. Petitioner
alleged that the influenza vaccine she received on January 19, 2018, which is
contained in the Vaccine Injury Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), caused
her to suffer from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (“GBS”) within the time period set
forth in the Table. Alternatively, petitioner alleges that she suffered from GBS
and/or Transverse Myelitis (“TM”) that was caused-in-fact by the vaccine.
Petitioner further alleges that she suffered the residual effects of this condition for
more than six months. Petitioner represents that there has been no prior award or
settlement of a civil action for damages on her behalf as a result of her condition.
Respondent denies that petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury; denies that
the influenza vaccine caused petitioner to suffer from GBS and/or TM; and denies
that the influenza vaccine caused petitioner to suffer from any other injury or her
current condition.
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), the
parties have 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would
constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. Any changes will appear in the document posted on the website.

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Nevertheless, the parties agree to the joint stipulation, attached hereto. The
undersigned finds said stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the
Court in awarding damages, on the terms set forth therein.
Damages awarded in that stipulation include:
a. A lump sum of $160,000.00 in the form of a check payable to
petitioner.
b. A lump sum of $54,895.53, which amount represents compensation
for past unreimbursable expenses, in the form of a check payable to
petitioner. These amounts represent compensation for all damages
that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B,
the clerk is directed to enter judgment according to this decision and the attached
stipulation.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each party filing a notice renouncing
the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal Claims judge.
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