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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00214
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00214
Petitioner: Wayne Phillip Anderson
Filed: 2020-02-26
Decided: 2025-08-13
Vaccine: Tdap
Vaccination date: 2018-03-25
Condition: Guillain-Barré syndrome
Outcome: compensated
Award amount USD: 100000

AI-assisted case summary:
Wayne Phillip Anderson filed a petition for vaccine compensation alleging that the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine he received on March 25, 2018, caused him to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The Tdap vaccine is listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Mr. Anderson alleged that he experienced residual effects of GBS for more than six months following the vaccination. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccination caused Mr. Anderson's GBS or any other injury. Despite the denial, the parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Mr. Anderson a lump sum of $100,000.00. This amount is intended to compensate for all damages available under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The petition was originally filed on February 26, 2020, and the decision and stipulation were finalized on August 13, 2025.

Theory of causation field:
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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-00214-0
Date issued/filed: 2025-08-13
Pages: 7
Docket text: PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 07/18/2025) regarding 73 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer. Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (jjb) Service on parties made.
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In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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WAYNE PHILLIP ANDERSON, * No. 20-214V
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Petitioner, * Special Master Christian J. Moran
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v. *
* Filed: July 18, 2025
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Emily Beth Ashe, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia, PA, for Petitioner;
Meghan Murphy, United States Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
UNPUBLISHED DECISION1
On July 16, 2025, the parties filed a joint stipulation concerning the petition
for compensation filed by Wayne Phillip Anderson on February 26, 2020.
Petitioner alleged that the tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (“Tdap”)
vaccine he received on March 25, 2018, which is contained in the Vaccine Injury
Table (the “Table”), 42 C.F.R. §100.3(a), caused Mr. Anderson to suffer from
Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”). Petitioner represents that there has been no
prior award or settlement of a civil action for damages on Mr. Anderson’s behalf
as a result of Mr. Anderson’s condition.
1 Because this Decision contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case,
it must be made publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal
Claims' website, and/or at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in
accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal
Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the Decision will
be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), the
parties have 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure
of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. Any changes will appear in the
document posted on the website.

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Respondent denies that Mr. Anderson’s Tdap vaccination caused Mr.
Anderson’s GBS, or any other injury, and denies that Mr. Anderson’s current
condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury. Nevertheless, the parties agree
to the joint stipulation, attached hereto. The undersigned finds said stipulation
reasonable and adopts it as the decision of the Court in awarding damages, on the
terms set forth therein.
Damages awarded in that stipulation include:
A lump sum of $100,000.00 to be paid through an ACH deposit to
petitioner’s counsel’s IOLTA account for prompt disbursement to
petitioner.
This amount represents compensation for all damages that would be
available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).
In the absence of a motion for review filed pursuant to RCFC, Appendix B,
the clerk is directed to enter judgment according to this decision and the attached
stipulation.2
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
2 Pursuant to Vaccine Rule 11(a), the parties can expedite entry of judgment by each
party filing a notice renouncing the right to seek review by a United States Court of Federal
Claims judge.
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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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WAYNE PHILLIP ANDERSON, )
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Petitioner, )
) No. 20-214V
V. ) Special Master Moran
) ECF
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND )
HUMAN SERVICES, )
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Respondent. )
STIPULATION
The parties hereby stipulate to the following matters:
I. Wayne Phillip Anderson ("petitioner") filed a petition for vaccine compensation under
the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U .S.C. § 300aa-10 to 34 (the "Vaccine
Program"). The petition seeks compensation for injuries allegedly related to petitioner's receipt
of a tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis ("Tdap") vaccine, which vaccine is contained in
the Vaccine Injury Table (the "Table''), 42 C.F.R. § I00.3(a).
2. Petitioner received a Tdap vaccine on March 25, 2018.
3. The vaccine was administered within the United States.
4. Petitioner alleges that he developed Gui I lain-Barre Syndrome ("GBS") that was
caused by the Tdap vaccine. He further alleges that he experienced the residual effects of this
condition for more than six months.
5. Petitioner represents that there has been no prior award or settlement of a civil action
for damages on his behalf as a result of his alleged injury.

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