Irma Carmona a.k.a Silvia Carmona v. HHS - Td, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2022)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Irma Carmona, also known as Silvia Carmona, filed a petition on January 15, 2019, alleging that she suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) as a result of receiving a tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine and a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine on August 1, 2017. The respondent denied that the vaccines caused her conditions.
On December 13, 2022, the parties filed a stipulation recommending an award of compensation. Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.
Petitioner was awarded a total of $141,585.06. This amount includes a lump sum of $80,000.00 payable to Petitioner and $61,585.06 to reimburse a Medicaid lien for services rendered by the State of California.
This award represents compensation for all damages available under the law. Petitioner was represented by Koorosh Kaikhosrow Shahrokh.
Respondent was represented by Sarah Christina Duncan.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Irma Carmona a.k.a Silvia Carmona alleged that a Td and MMR vaccine received on August 1, 2017, caused her to suffer Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP). The respondent denied causation. The parties reached a stipulation for compensation. The Special Master adopted the stipulation. The award was $141,585.06, consisting of $80,000.00 payable to Petitioner and $61,585.06 to reimburse a Medicaid lien. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, or clinical details of the alleged injury or its mechanism. Petitioner was represented by Koorosh Kaikhosrow Shahrokh, and Respondent by Sarah Christina Duncan. Special Master Nora B. Dorsey issued the decision on December 13, 2022.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00073