In the United States Court of Federal Claims
                                 OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
                                         No. 14-1222V
                                      Filed: May 4, 2016
                                        UNPUBLISHED

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MICHAEL OPPERMAN,                     *
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                   Petitioner,        *      Joint Stipulation on Damages;
                                      *      Influenza (“Flu”) Vaccination;
v.                                    *      Tetanus-Diphtheria-acellular Pertussis
                                      *      (“Tdap”) Vaccination; Guillain-Barre
SECRETARY OF HEALTH                   *       Syndrome (“GBS”); Special Processing
AND HUMAN SERVICES,                   *      Unit (“SPU”)
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                   Respondent.        *
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Jerome A. Konkel, Samster, Konkel & Safran, SC, Milwaukee, WI, for petitioner.
Jennifer Leigh Reynaud, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.

                              DECISION ON JOINT STIPULATION1

Dorsey, Chief Special Master:

        On December 22, 2014, petitioner filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.,2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that she suffered Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”) as
a result of her December 27, 2011 influenza (“flu) and January 24, 2012 tetanus-
diphtheria-acellular pertussis (“Tdap”) vaccinations. Petition at 1; Stipulation, filed May
2, 2016, at ¶¶ 2, 4. Petitioner further alleges he has suffered the residual effects of his
injury for more than six months, and that he has received no prior award, settlement, or
compensation for his injury. Petition at ¶ 10; Stipulation at ¶¶ 4-5. “Respondent denies
that petitioner’s alleged GBS and residual effects were caused-in-fact by the flu and/or
Tdap vaccines. Respondent further denies that the flu and/or Tdap vaccines caused
petitioner any other injury or his current condition.” Stipulation at ¶ 6.


1
  Because this unpublished decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action in this case, the
undersigned intends to post it 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). In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), petitioner has 14 days to
identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, the undersigned agrees that the identified material fits
within this definition, the undersigned will redact such material from public access.
2
 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for
ease of citation, all “§” references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. §
300aa (2012).
        Nevertheless, on May 2, 2016, the parties filed the attached joint stipulation,
stating that a decision should be entered awarding compensation. The undersigned
finds the stipulation reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding
damages, on the terms set forth therein.

        The parties stipulate that petitioner shall receive the following compensation:

        A lump sum of $100,000.00 in the form of a check payable to petitioner.
        Stipulation at ¶ 8. This amount represents compensation for all items of
        damages that would be available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). 

approves the requested amount for petitioner’s compensation.
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC Appendix B, the clerk of
the court is directed to enter judgment in accordance with this decision.3

IT IS SO ORDERED.

                                          s/Nora Beth Dorsey
                                          Nora Beth Dorsey
                                          Chief Special Master




3
  Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), entry of judgment can be expedited by the parties’ joint filing of notice
renouncing the right to seek review.

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