Kenneth Bible v. HHS - Tdap, Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (2018)

On September 22, 2014, Kenneth Bible filed a petition for compensation alleging that the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine he received on October 25, 2012, caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), with residual effects lasting more than six months. The Tdap vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table.

Mr. Bible passed away on August 21, 2017, and his wife, Judy Walker Bible, continued the claim as the administratrix of his estate.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused or aggravated Mr. Bible's condition.

Despite this denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. Special Master Christian J.

Moran reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation awarded a lump sum payment of $118,000.00 to the estate of Kenneth Bible, payable to Judy Walker Bible as legal representative.

This amount was intended to compensate for all damages available under the program. The decision noted that the parties could expedite the entry of judgment by filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses involved in this case. Lawrence R.

Cohan and David J. Carney of Anapol Weiss represented the petitioner, and Jennifer L.

Reynaud represented the respondent.