John Casey v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
John Casey filed a petition on August 13, 2019, alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on September 28, 2017, caused Guillain-Barre syndrome and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. The public stipulation materials do not describe the full neurologic course or treatment history.
Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr. Casey to suffer GBS, CIDP, any other injury, or his current condition.
The parties nevertheless agreed to resolve the claim by stipulation, and Special Master Thomas L. Gowen adopted the stipulation on September 23, 2024.
Mr. Casey received $175,000.00 in compensation and $22,200.00 in additional stipulated compensation, for a total injury award of $197,200.00.
A later fee decision concerned attorney fees and costs only and contained internally inconsistent text, so it was not used to alter the public injury facts. Mr.
Casey was represented by Patrick Kelly and Conway Homer, P.C. in Boston, Massachusetts.