Jihan Santamaria v. HHS - Influenza, bilateral lower extremity paralysis (2014)

Jihan Santamaria filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccination on November 7, 2007, caused her bilateral lower extremity paralysis. The petition was filed on April 12, 2012.

During a status conference on November 26, 2013, Petitioner's counsel stated she could not contact her client. The court ordered counsel to file a status report by January 7, 2014, indicating if the Petitioner wished to proceed.

No report was filed. The court issued an Order To Show Cause on January 9, 2014, setting a new deadline of February 13, 2014, for the status report, to which there was no response.

The decision notes that the Petitioner failed to file sufficient medical records and evidence to support a finding of vaccine causation, and that the injury was not a Table Injury. The case was dismissed for insufficient proof and failure to prosecute.