    In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                 OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                           No. 15-204V
                                      Filed: August 30, 2016
                                        Not for Publication


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ROSEMARY ST. GEORGE,                      *
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              Petitioner,                 *       Damages decision based on
                                          *       stipulation; influenza (“flu”)
 v.                                       *       vaccine; brachial neuritis
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH                       *
AND HUMAN SERVICES,                       *
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              Respondent.                 *
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Ronald C. Homer, Boston, MA, for petitioner.
Claudia B. Gangi, Washington, DC, for respondent.


MILLMAN, Special Master

                              DECISION AWARDING DAMAGES 1

         On August 30, 2016, the parties filed the attached stipulation in which they agreed to
settle this case and described the settlement terms. Petitioner alleges that her January 16, 2013
receipt of influenza (“flu”) vaccine caused her to develop brachial neuritis. Petitioner further
alleges that she suffered the residual effects of this injury for more than six months. Respondent
denies that petitioner’s alleged brachial neuritis, or any other injury, was caused by flu vaccine.
Nonetheless, the parties agreed to resolve this matter informally.


1
  Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the special master’s action in this
case, the special master intends to post this unpublished decision on the United States Court of Federal
Claims’ website, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2012)
(Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). Vaccine Rule 18(b) states that
all decisions of the special masters will be made available to the public unless they contain trade secrets
or commercial or financial information that is privileged and confidential, or medical or similar
information whose disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy. When such a
decision is filed, petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact such information prior to the
document=s disclosure. If the special master, upon review, agrees that the identified material fits within
the banned categories listed above, the special master shall redact such material from public access.
        The undersigned finds the terms of the stipulation to be reasonable. The court adopts the
parties’ attached stipulation and awards compensation in the amount and on the terms set forth in
the stipulation. Pursuant to the stipulation, the court awards:

    a. a lump sum of $200,000.00, representing compensation for all damages that would be
       available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The award shall be in the form of a check for
       $200,000.00 made payable to petitioner; and

    b. a lump sum of $1,604.71, representing reimbursement of a lien for services rendered on
       behalf of petitioner. The award shall be in the form of a check for $1,604.71, made
       payable jointly to petitioner and

                        Commonwealth of Massachusetts-CRU
                        Casualty Recovery
                        P.O. Box 417811
                        Boston, MA 02241-7811

        Petitioner agrees to endorse this check to the State of Massachusetts.

       In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of
the court is directed to enter judgment herewith. 2


IT IS SO ORDERED.


Dated: August 30, 2016                                                             s/ Laura D. Millman
                                                                                    Laura D. Millman
                                                                                     Special Master




2
  Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by each party, either separately or
jointly, filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.
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