Girldene Jackson v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Girldene Jackson filed a petition on October 9, 2014, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 19, 2011, caused her to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Ms.
Jackson's GBS or any other injury. However, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.
Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth found the stipulation to be reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Ms.
Jackson was awarded $25,000.00 as a lump sum payment for all damages. The parties jointly filed notice renouncing the right to seek review, expediting the entry of judgment.
The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner was represented by Lawrence R.
Cohan of Anapol Weiss, and respondent was represented by Glenn MacLeod of the United States Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Girldene Jackson alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 19, 2011, caused her to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). The parties filed a joint stipulation for compensation, with the respondent denying causation. Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation, awarding Petitioner $25,000.00. The public decision does not detail the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or the mechanism of injury. The case was settled via stipulation, with Petitioner represented by Lawrence R. Cohan and respondent by Glenn MacLeod. The decision date was June 16, 2016.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_14-vv-00973