Debra Baker v. HHS - Tdap, Bell's palsy and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (2018)

Debra Baker filed a petition on March 24, 2016, alleging she developed Bell's palsy and Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) after receiving a tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination on or about July 14, 2015. The respondent denied that the Tdap vaccine caused Ms.

Baker's alleged injuries. The parties reached a settlement, and the court adopted their joint stipulation.

Ms. Baker was awarded a total of $440,914.00.

This award included a lump sum of $440,000.00 payable to Ms. Baker for all damages, a lump sum of $9.14 payable jointly to Ms.

Baker and the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services to reimburse a state lien, and a lump sum of $2,800.04 payable jointly to Ms. Baker and Dean Health Plan to reimburse another state lien.

The decision was issued by Special Master Mindy Michaels Roth on January 16, 2018.