Shannon Keller v. HHS - Tdap, Guillain-Barré syndrome (2015)

Shannon Keller filed a petition on April 8, 2013, alleging that a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination she received on April 6, 2010 caused her to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and that she experienced the residual effects of this injury for more than six months. Respondent denied that the Tdap vaccine caused petitioner's GBS or any other injury.

Nonetheless, both parties agreed to a joint stipulation filed October 1, 2014 to settle the case. Special Master Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.

Petitioner received a lump sum of $53,000.00, representing compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a). The parties subsequently agreed to attorneys' fees and costs of $19,348.56, payable jointly to petitioner and her counsel, John R.

Howie, Jr., of Howie Law, P.C. Petitioner had not personally incurred any out-of-pocket litigation expenses.