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Award $162,679.34 = $132,500.00 pain/suffering + $30,179.34 past lost wages. Petition filed December 30, 2022.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-12-30","case_summary":"On December 30, 2022, John Sherwood, Jr. filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered on December 12, 2019 caused Guillain-Barre syndrome. He later filed an amended petition and alleged a Table flu-GBS injury with residual effects lasting more than six months.\n\nRespondent conceded entitlement in September 2024 after medical personnel reviewed the petition and medical records. The concession stated that Mr. Sherwood satisfied the Vaccine Injury Table and Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation for seasonal flu vaccine followed by GBS, including the presumption of causation where onset occurs within the required period and no apparent alternative cause is identified. Chief Special Master Corcoran granted entitlement on September 5, 2024.\n\nThe public damages decision does not provide a detailed account of onset, hospitalization, treatment, rehabilitation, or lasting neurologic limits. Damages were resolved by proffer. On April 25, 2025, the Chief Special Master awarded $162,679.34 as a lump sum through counsel, consisting of $132,500.00 for pain and suffering and $30,179.34 for past lost wages.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Braden Andrew Blumenstiel","petitioner_attorney_firm":"The Law Office of DuPont & Blumenstiel, LLC","petitioner_attorney_location":"Dublin, OH","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|braden-blumenstiel|","firm_canonical_key":"law-office-of-dupont-and-blumenstiel","package_title":"SHERWOOD v. 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