Nona Jones v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (2015)

Nona Jones filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on April 23, 2015, alleging that she suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine she received on October 17, 2012. Ms.

Jones claimed to have experienced residual effects of GBS for more than six months. The respondent denied that the vaccination caused her GBS or any other injury.

Despite the respondent's denial, the parties reached a settlement. The court adopted the parties' joint stipulation, awarding Nona Jones a total of $151,849.88.

This amount included a lump sum of $140,000.00 for all damages and $11,849.88 for attorneys' fees and costs, payable jointly to Ms. Jones and her counsel, Mark L.

Krueger. The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Denise Kathryn Vowell on April 23, 2015.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, or treatments related to Ms. Jones's alleged GBS.

The specific medical mechanism by which the influenza vaccine allegedly caused GBS is also not described in the public decision.