Dung Tran v. HHS - Td, Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) (2021)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Dung Tran filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on August 27, 2019, alleging that he developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) caused by his tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccination on July 22, 2017. Mr.
Tran claimed residual effects lasting more than six months. The respondent denied that the vaccine caused GBS or any other injury.
Despite the respondent's denial, the parties filed a joint stipulation for damages on June 8, 2021. Special Master Daniel T.
Horner reviewed the stipulation and found it reasonable, adopting it as the decision of the Court. Pursuant to the stipulation, Mr.
Tran was awarded a lump sum of $70,000.00, payable by check, as compensation for all items of damages. The decision was issued on July 12, 2021.
Ronald Craig Homer represented the petitioner, and Lynn Christina Schlie represented the respondent. The public decision does not describe the specific onset of symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Dung Tran alleged that his July 22, 2017 tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccination caused Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) with residual effects lasting more than six months. Respondent denied causation. The parties filed a joint stipulation for damages, which Special Master Daniel T. Horner found reasonable and adopted. The stipulation resulted in an award of $70,000.00. The public decision does not detail the specific mechanism of causation, expert testimony, or the basis for the stipulation. The petition was filed on August 27, 2019, and the decision was issued on July 12, 2021. Petitioner was represented by Ronald Craig Homer, and respondent by Lynn Christina Schlie.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01288