Thomas P. Kelleher v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain Barré syndrome (2022)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On October 11, 2016, Thomas P. Kelleher filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on December 29, 2015, caused him to develop Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS).
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused petitioner's GBS or any other injury, and denied that his current condition was a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. The parties reached a stipulation recommending an award of compensation.
Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. The stipulation provided for a lump sum payment of $85,000.00 to petitioner for all damages.
Petitioner was represented by Nancy R. Meyers of Turning Point Litigation, and respondent was represented by Ronalda E.
Kosh of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Judgment was entered in accordance with the terms of the stipulation.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Thomas P. Kelleher alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on December 29, 2015, caused him to develop Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS). Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a stipulation recommending an award of compensation. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey adopted the stipulation, awarding petitioner $85,000.00 in a lump sum for all damages. The decision was based on the stipulation filed on January 25, 2022, and judgment was entered on February 22, 2022. Petitioner was represented by Nancy R. Meyers, and respondent by Ronalda E. Kosh.
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USCOURTS-cofc-1_16-vv-01307