Charles DeChene v. HHS - Tetanus-diphtheria, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (2021)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Charles DeChene filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 3, 2019, alleging that the Tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine he received on July 6, 2016, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and that his injury lasted for more than six months. He filed an amended petition on June 24, 2020, alleging the same.
The respondent denied that the Td vaccine caused Petitioner's alleged GBS or any other injury. Nevertheless, on May 25, 2021, the parties filed a stipulation agreeing that a decision should be entered awarding compensation to Petitioner.
The stipulation stated that Petitioner would receive a lump sum of $82,000.00 as compensation for all damages. Special Master Herbrina Sanders found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.
Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the stipulation.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Charles DeChene alleged that the Tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine administered on July 6, 2016, caused Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) which lasted more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a stipulation for award, agreeing to a lump sum of $82,000.00 for all damages. The public decision does not describe the specific theory of causation, medical experts, onset, symptoms, tests, treatments, or the mechanism of injury. Special Master Herbrina Sanders approved the stipulation on May 25, 2021.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-00968