Stuart Weaver v. HHS - Influenza, Miller-Fisher variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (2020)

Stuart Weaver filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that he suffered the Miller-Fisher variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) which was causally related to the influenza vaccine he received on December 8, 2014. He claimed the injury met the Table definition for GBS and that he experienced residual effects for more than six months.

Respondent denied that the petitioner met the Table requirements for GBS/MFV, that his condition was caused-in-fact by the flu vaccine, or that it persisted for at least six months. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation as its decision. Stuart Weaver was awarded a lump sum of $75,000.00 for all items of damages.

The petition was filed on September 14, 2017, and the decision on the joint stipulation was issued on May 12, 2020.