Tyrone Coyle v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On August 15, 2016, Tyrone Coyle filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving an influenza vaccination on or about December 10, 2013. Mr.
Coyle further alleged that he experienced residual effects of this injury for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccination caused petitioner's GBS or any other injury.
Nevertheless, on August 15, 2016, the parties filed a joint stipulation on damages. Special Master Thomas L.
Gowen found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Mr.
Coyle was awarded a lump sum of $104,000.00, payable to him, as compensation for all damages available under the program. Petitioner's counsel was Anne C.
Toale, and respondent's counsel was Ryan D. Pyles.
The decision was issued on September 15, 2016.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Tyrone Coyle alleged that an influenza vaccination administered on or about December 10, 2013, caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation on damages, agreeing to an award. The Special Master adopted the stipulation. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. The award was a lump sum of $104,000.00. Special Master Thomas L. Gowen issued the decision on September 15, 2016. Petitioner's counsel was Anne C. Toale, and respondent's counsel was Ryan D. Pyles.
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