Benjamin Mynhier v. HHS - Influenza, injection-site abscess (2025)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On September 19, 2019, Benjamin Mynhier filed a petition alleging that an influenza vaccine administered on October 3, 2018 caused an injection-site abscess. The case was part of a group of Kentucky vaccination-site claims that followed a separate test case involving abscesses after vaccinations administered by a mobile vaccination provider.
Respondent later recommended denial in Mr. Mynhier's individual case, and the public dismissal decision states that he could not make a prima facie showing of causation without a supportive expert report specific to his claim.
Mr. Mynhier moved to dismiss the case with prejudice on August 29, 2025.
On September 5, 2025, Special Master Katherine E. Oler dismissed the petition.
No compensation was awarded.
Theory of causation
Influenza vaccine October 3, 2018 allegedly causing injection-site abscess; adult, exact age not stated. DISMISSED with prejudice. Related Kentucky/mobile-vaccination abscess litigation existed, but respondent recommended denial in this individual case and petitioner lacked the expert proof needed for prima facie causation. SM Katherine E. Oler; petition September 19, 2019; dismissal September 5, 2025.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_19-vv-01441