Garth R. Jackson v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (2017)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Garth R. Jackson filed a petition on December 2, 2016, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
He alleged that he received the influenza vaccine on September 22, 2014, and subsequently developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) with residual effects lasting more than six months. The Secretary of Health and Human Services denied that the flu vaccination caused Petitioner's GBS or any other injury.
Despite maintaining their respective positions, both parties agreed to settle the matter through a stipulation filed on December 1, 2016. Special Master Brian H.
Corcoran reviewed the file and found the stipulation to be reasonable, adopting its terms as the decision in awarding damages. The stipulation awarded Garth R.
Jackson a lump sum of $190,000.00, payable by check to Petitioner, as compensation for all damages available under the Act. Judgment was to be entered accordingly.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Garth R. Jackson alleged that his September 22, 2014, influenza vaccine caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) with residual effects lasting over six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a settlement via stipulation, filed December 1, 2016, agreeing to an award of $190,000.00. Special Master Brian H. Corcoran adopted the stipulation, awarding the lump sum to Petitioner. The public decision does not detail the specific medical mechanism, expert testimony, or clinical findings supporting the causation theory or the settlement terms.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-00391