Nasser Abdulkadir v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (2023)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Nasser Abdulkadir filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 14, 2020. He alleged that he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on August 30, 2018.
The respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report on April 8, 2022, conceding that Mr. Abdulkadir's condition met the criteria for a Table injury and that his condition had persisted for at least six months with no alternative cause.
Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence of record, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on April 14, 2022, finding Mr.
Abdulkadir entitled to compensation. Subsequently, on July 10, 2023, the respondent filed a Proffer on Award of Compensation, proposing an award of $122,500.00 for pain and suffering, to which the petitioner agreed.
On August 10, 2023, Chief Special Master Corcoran issued a Decision Awarding Damages, awarding Mr. Abdulkadir the stipulated sum of $122,500.00 as a lump sum payment.
Petitioner counsel was Sean Frank Greenwood of Greenwood Law Firm, and respondent counsel was Meghan Murphy of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Nasser Abdulkadir alleged that he suffered Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on August 30, 2018. The respondent conceded that Petitioner satisfied the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table for a flu/GBS Table injury, that his condition persisted for at least six months, and that there was no alternative cause for his condition. The case was decided based on this concession. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran issued a Ruling on Entitlement on April 14, 2022, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation. On August 10, 2023, Chief Special Master Corcoran awarded Petitioner a lump sum of $122,500.00 for pain and suffering. Petitioner counsel was Sean Frank Greenwood, and respondent counsel was Meghan Murphy.
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