Lawrence Celic, As Personal Representative Of The Estate Of Judith Celic v. HHS - Influenza, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2019)

Lawrence Celic, as personal representative of the estate of Judith Celic, filed a claim on May 13, 2019, alleging that Judith Celic suffered from Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) caused by an influenza vaccine she received on October 16, 2014. The claim further alleged that Ms.

Celic experienced residual effects from this injury, which ultimately led to her death on May 26, 2018. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the flu vaccine caused Ms.

Celic's CIDP or her death. Despite the denial, the parties reached a stipulation to resolve the matter, which was filed on May 10, 2019.

Special Master Laura D. Millman reviewed the stipulation and found its terms to be reasonable.

The court adopted the stipulation and awarded a lump sum of $255,000.00 for all damages, to be paid via check to the petitioner. The decision was issued on May 13, 2019.

The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or the mechanism of causation. Petitioner was represented by Ronald C.

Homer, and respondent was represented by Traci R. Patton.