Frederick J Kruger v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (2016)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Dr. Frederick J.
Kruger, D.P.M., filed a petition on October 26, 2015, alleging that an influenza vaccination received on September 18, 2014, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome. The petitioner filed a notice of voluntary dismissal of his petition on January 15, 2016.
An order concluding the proceedings was issued on January 19, 2016. The public decision does not detail the evidence presented or the respondent's position on entitlement.
The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation concerning attorneys' fees and costs. Dr.
Kruger requested a total award of $5,715.14 for attorneys' fees and costs, which the respondent did not object to. Special Master Thomas L.
Gowen granted this request. The award was made in the form of a check jointly payable to the petitioner and his attorney, Jack D.
Hull, II, of Goldsmith & Hull, in the amount of $5,715.14. The case was dismissed.
Theory of causation
Petitioner alleged that an influenza vaccination on September 18, 2014, caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome. The case was voluntarily dismissed by the petitioner on January 15, 2016, and concluded by order on January 19, 2016. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or clinical details regarding the alleged injury or its mechanism. The outcome was dismissal, with an award of $5,715.14 for attorneys' fees and costs granted by Special Master Thomas L. Gowen based on a joint stipulation between petitioner's counsel Jack D. Hull, II, and respondent's counsel Gordon E. Shemin.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01270