John R. Darby v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (2024)

Corinn Darby filed a petition on behalf of her deceased husband, John R. Darby, alleging that an influenza vaccine received on December 11, 2017, caused Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) which led to his death by suicide.

However, the petition stated that the onset of GBS did not occur until approximately February 13, 2018, more than two months after vaccination. The respondent argued that the case was not appropriate for compensation, citing the lack of a timely onset for a Table GBS claim.

The petitioner subsequently agreed that she could not demonstrate a proximate temporal relationship between the vaccination and the onset of GBS, as the onset was over 60 days post-vaccination. The court found that the record did not contain sufficient evidence to demonstrate that Mr.

Darby suffered a Table Injury or that his alleged injury was vaccine-caused. Therefore, the petition was denied and dismissed for insufficient proof.