M.P.W. v. HHS - Influenza, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2016)

On June 25, 2014, Brenda and Michael Wieckhorst filed a petition on behalf of their minor child, M.P.W., alleging that an Influenza vaccine administered on October 4, 2011, caused M.P.W. to develop chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused the alleged injury.

Despite this denial, the parties reached a joint stipulation for damages, which Special Master Lisa Hamilton-Fieldman adopted as the court's decision. Under the stipulation, M.P.W. was awarded a total of $300,000.00.

This amount included a lump sum of $270,000.00 for general damages and $30,000.00 for past unreimbursable expenses. Both parties agreed to the stipulation and waived their right to seek review, allowing for expedited judgment.

Petitioner counsel was Danielle A. Strait of Maglio, Christopher, & Toale, P.A., and respondent counsel was Ryan D.

Pyles of the United States Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation.