Renee Lynn Pennington v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) (2017)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Renee Lynn Pennington filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 6, 2015. She alleged Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccination on September 29, 2014, and a Hepatitis B vaccination on November 5, 2014.
The respondent denied that the vaccines caused petitioner's GBS or any other injury. Despite the denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on May 24, 2017.
The court found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Renee Lynn Pennington was awarded a lump sum of $125,000.00 as compensation for all items of damages.
The decision was issued by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Renee Lynn Pennington alleged Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccination on September 29, 2014, and a Hepatitis B vaccination on November 5, 2014. Respondent denied that the vaccines caused petitioner's GBS or any other injury. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on May 24, 2017, and the court adopted it as the decision. Petitioner was awarded $125,000.00. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, clinical details of the GBS, or the mechanism of injury.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_15-vv-01337