Andrea Morgan v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) or significant aggravation of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2023)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Andrea Morgan filed a petition on January 15, 2019, seeking compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. She alleged that after receiving an influenza vaccine on November 25, 2017, she developed Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) or suffered a significant aggravation of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP).
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused petitioner's condition or any other injury. The parties subsequently reached a stipulation to settle the case.
The stipulation, filed on March 28, 2023, stated that the respondent agreed to award compensation to Ms. Morgan.
Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms.
Morgan a lump sum of $80,000.00, payable by check to the petitioner, as compensation for all damages. The decision was issued on March 28, 2023.
The public decision does not describe the petitioner's specific symptoms, medical history, diagnostic tests, treatments, or the names of any medical experts. The theory of causation is not detailed in the public decision.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Andrea Morgan received an influenza vaccine on November 25, 2017. She alleged developing Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) or aggravation of Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) as a result. The respondent denied causation. The parties stipulated to a settlement, and Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopted the stipulation on March 28, 2023, awarding $80,000.00. The public decision does not specify the medical mechanism, expert testimony, or detailed evidence supporting the theory of causation, nor does it describe the onset or specific clinical presentation of the alleged injury.
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USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00071