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Award $414,201.57 = $160,000.00 pain/suffering + $9,614.57 expenses + $244,587.00 lost wages. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran. Petition filed November 20, 2023.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2023-11-20","case_summary":"On November 20, 2023, Ricky Carter filed a petition alleging Guillain-Barré syndrome after an influenza vaccination administered on October 10, 2022. Respondent conceded entitlement on September 16, 2024, agreeing that the claim satisfied the Vaccine Injury Table criteria for GBS after a seasonal flu vaccine. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran granted entitlement on September 19, 2024.\n\nThe public damages proffer does not describe Mr. Carter’s clinical course in detail, but it identifies the compensated harms. Respondent proffered $414,201.57, and Mr. Carter agreed. On June 6, 2025, the Special Master awarded that amount as a lump sum, consisting of $160,000.00 for pain and suffering, $9,614.57 for past unreimbursable expenses, and $244,587.00 for lost wages related to the vaccine injury.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Brian H. Corcoran","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":"Ricky Carter","petitioner_attorney_name":"Jamie A. Robinson; Catherine Wallace Costigan","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Mctlaw; Maglio Christopher & Toale, PA","petitioner_attorney_location":"Washington, DC","adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":"2026-05-05 23:43:32","attorney_canonical_keys":"|james-robinson|catherine-costigan|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"CARTER v. 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