Hannah Boyle v. HHS - Tdap, Guillain-Barre Syndrome (“GBS”) (2017)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Hannah Boyle filed a petition on January 4, 2016, alleging that she developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on August 29, 2014. The respondent denied that the vaccination caused her injury.
The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case. Respondent agreed to issue a payment of $150,000.00 as compensation for all damages.
Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth adopted the stipulation and awarded compensation in that amount. The clerk of the court was directed to enter judgment in accordance with the decision.
Petitioner counsel was Lawrence R. Cohan, Esq., of Anapol Weiss.
Respondent counsel was Lynn Ricciardella, Esq., of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Hannah Boyle alleged that she developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) as a result of receiving a Tdap vaccination on August 29, 2014. Respondent denied causation. The parties reached a settlement via joint stipulation. The Special Master adopted the stipulation, awarding a lump sum of $150,000.00 to petitioner Hannah Boyle for all damages. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, clinical details of the injury, or the mechanism of injury.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-00006