Minnie Bullock v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (2020)

Minnie Bullock filed a petition alleging she developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on October 17, 2016. She filed her petition with the Court of Federal Claims on October 23, 2017.

After investigating the facts and science supporting her case, Ms. Bullock concluded that she would be unable to prove entitlement to compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

She filed an unopposed motion for dismissal, stating that proceeding further would be unreasonable and would waste resources. Respondent did not object to the motion.

The court noted that to receive compensation, a petitioner must prove either a Table injury or that the vaccine actually caused the injury. Ms.

Bullock did not allege a Table injury, and the court found the record lacked persuasive evidence of GBS or that the flu vaccine caused her alleged injury. The medical records and expert reports were deemed insufficient to prove her claim.

Consequently, the case was dismissed for insufficient proof, and judgment was entered accordingly.