Ted Boykin v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré syndrome (2014)

Ted Boykin filed a petition on June 30, 2010, alleging that he suffered from Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on October 24, 2008. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccination caused Mr.

Boykin's GBS. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation on damages on September 29, 2014.

Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman adopted this stipulation, awarding Mr. Boykin a lump sum of $1,500,000.00 for all damages.

Subsequently, on February 19, 2015, the parties filed a stipulation regarding attorneys' fees and costs. Special Master Hamilton-Fieldman approved an award of $80,932.92 for these fees and costs, payable jointly to Mr.

Boykin and his counsel, Isaiah Kalinowski of Maglio, Christopher and Toale, PA. The case was resolved through these stipulations.

The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.