Robert St. Pierre v. HHS - Pneumococcal, Guillain-Barré syndrome (2018)

Robert St. Pierre filed a petition alleging that he suffered from Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) caused by a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar-13) he received on August 21, 2015.

He claimed to have experienced residual effects from the injury for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused GBS or any other injury.

Despite the denial, the parties reached a stipulation to resolve the matter informally. The Special Master found the terms of the stipulation to be reasonable and adopted them.

Consequently, the court awarded Robert St. Pierre a lump sum of $100,000.00 as compensation for all damages.

The award was to be paid via check made payable to the petitioner. The decision was issued on July 3, 2018, and the petition was filed on the same date.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. Petitioner's counsel was Amber D.

Wilson, and respondent's counsel was Mallori B. Openchowski.

Special Master Laura D. Millman issued the decision.