Glendella May v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (2018)

Glendella May filed a petition for compensation on January 18, 2017, alleging that the influenza vaccine she received on November 26, 2014, caused her to suffer Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and its residual effects for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused GBS.

The parties, represented by John Grimm for the petitioner and Althea Davis for the respondent, filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation. Special Master Christian J.

Moran found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Glendella May was awarded a lump sum payment of $80,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages.

Judgment was to be entered according to this decision and the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.