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Entitlement August 30, 2024; damages November 27, 2024. Award $465,264.00 = $200,000.00 pain/suffering + $250,000.00 death benefit + $15,264.00 unreimbursable expenses. Petitioner/executor Michelle Russell. SM Corcoran.","is_death":1,"date_of_death":"2023-04-01","petition_filed_date":"2023-12-01","case_summary":"On December 1, 2023, Michelle Russell, as executor of the estate of Barbara Plummer, filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination administered to Ms. Plummer on September 26, 2022 caused Guillain-Barre syndrome. The petition further alleged that GBS caused or contributed to Ms. Plummer's death on April 1, 2023.\n\nRespondent conceded entitlement in a Rule 4(c) report filed August 29, 2024, agreeing that Ms. Plummer was entitled to compensation for a Table GBS injury. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found entitlement on August 30, 2024. 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