Jackie Hudson v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (2015)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Theresa Hudson, as the personal representative of the estate of Jackie Hudson, filed a petition on December 11, 2013, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on September 24, 2012, caused Mr. Hudson to suffer Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS).
Mr. Hudson passed away on April 4, 2013.
The petition did not allege that his death was a sequela of the vaccine-related injury. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused GBS or death.
The parties reached a stipulation to settle the case, which Special Master Christian J. Moran adopted.
The stipulation awarded a lump sum of $177,000.00 to the estate for all damages and $8,713.25 for attorneys' fees and costs, totaling $185,713.25. Petitioner was represented by Verne E.
Paradie, Jr., and respondent was represented by Traci R. Patton.
The decision was issued on May 28, 2015.
Theory of causation
Petitioner alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on September 24, 2012, caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in Jackie Hudson. Mr. Hudson passed away on April 4, 2013, but his death was not alleged to be a sequela of the GBS. Respondent denied the allegations. The parties reached a stipulation for settlement, which was adopted by Special Master Christian J. Moran. The stipulation awarded $177,000.00 for all damages and $8,713.25 for attorneys' fees and costs, totaling $185,713.25. The theory of causation was based on the Vaccine Injury Table. Petitioner was represented by Verne E. Paradie, Jr., and respondent by Traci R. Patton. The decision was issued on May 28, 2015.
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