Annette Packey v. HHS - Influenza, acute inflammatory neurological injury (2014)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Annette Packey filed a petition on December 19, 2013, alleging that she suffered an acute inflammatory neurological injury caused by an influenza vaccine she received on October 23, 2012. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the petitioner's condition.
The parties reached a stipulation to resolve the case. Special Master Laura D.
Millman adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms. Packey compensation.
The award included an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract and a lump sum of $650,000.00 for all remaining damages. Additionally, attorneys' fees and costs totaling $22,068.91 were awarded, payable jointly to Ms.
Packey and her attorneys, Maglio, Christopher & Toale, P.A. The decision was issued on December 19, 2014.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. Petitioner was represented by Danielle A.
Strait, and respondent was represented by Lindsay Corliss.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Annette Packey alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 23, 2012, caused an acute inflammatory neurological injury. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation to resolve the case, and Special Master Laura D. Millman awarded compensation based on this stipulation. The award included a lump sum of $650,000.00 and an amount for an annuity. Attorneys' fees and costs of $22,068.91 were also awarded. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury, stating only that the case was resolved by stipulation.
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