Janine Kadile v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré syndrome (2015)

On September 25, 2013, Janine Kadile filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 14, 2010, caused a neurological demyelinating injury. The petitioner later amended her claim to specify Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as the injury.

The respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused the petitioner's GBS or any other injury. On March 3, 2015, both parties filed a joint stipulation to settle the case.

Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman found the stipulation to be reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation provided that the petitioner would receive a lump sum of $190,000.00, payable to Petitioner, as compensation for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).

The decision does not describe the petitioner's specific symptoms, medical history, diagnostic tests, or treatments. The public decision does not name the petitioner's counsel or the respondent's counsel, other than identifying the law firm representing the petitioner.

The decision does not detail the specific medical experts or the scientific basis for the causation theory, as the case was resolved via stipulation.