Darrell Lamont Tatum v. HHS - Tdap, Guillain-Barré syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (2020)

Darrell Lamont Tatum filed a petition for compensation alleging that the Tdap vaccine he received on February 20, 2015, and the influenza vaccine he received on March 6, 2015, caused him to suffer Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). He further alleged that he suffered residual effects from these injuries for more than six months.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccines caused or aggravated his alleged injuries. Despite the denial, the parties reached a stipulation for compensation.

The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Mr. Tatum a total of $271,118.66.

This amount included $145,000.00 as a lump sum payment to Mr. Tatum and $126,118.66 to satisfy a Medicaid lien from the State of California.

The case proceeded as a Table claim, as GBS is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. The award covers all damages available under the program.