VICP Registry Case Source Bundle
Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01249
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01249
Petitioner: Frank Pisani
Filed: 2020-09-23
Decided: 2024-03-26
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2018-10-10
Condition: Guillain-Barré syndrome
Outcome: dismissed
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Frank Pisani, represented by the Estate of Frank Pisani, alleged that an influenza vaccine administered on October 10, 2018, caused him to suffer from Guillain-Barré syndrome. The petition was filed on September 23, 2020. On March 1, 2024, the parties filed a joint stipulation for dismissal, agreeing that the action should be dismissed without prejudice. The Special Master issued an order concluding the proceedings and instructing that judgment shall not enter, consistent with Vaccine Rule 21(a). The case was dismissed without prejudice.

Theory of causation field:
unclear

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_20-vv-01249-0
Date issued/filed: 2024-03-26
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 03/01/2024) regarding 73 Order Concluding Proceedings Signed by Special Master Christian J. Moran. (ceo) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:20-vv-01249-UNJ Document 74 Filed 03/26/24 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
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ANNE PISANI, as legal representative of *
ESTATE OF FRANK PISANI, * No. 20-1249V
*
Petitioner, *
* Special Master Christian J. Moran
v. *
* Filed: March 1, 2024
SECRETARY OF HEALTH *
AND HUMAN SERVICES, *
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Respondent. *
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Anne Carrion Toale, Maglio Christopher and Toale, Sarasota, FL, for petitioner;
Dorian Hurley, U.S. Dep’t of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.
ORDER CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS1
Anne Pisani alleged that an influenza vaccine administered to her husband Frank Pisani on
October 10, 2018, caused him to suffer from Guillain-Barré syndrome. Pet., filed Sept. 23, 2020.
On February 29, 2024, the parties filed a joint stipulation for dismissal, stating, “The parties
hereby stipulate that this action shall be dismissed,” and that “Petitioner understands that an order
concluding the proceedings under Rule 21(a) will not result in a judgment which would allow the pursuit
of a civil claim.” J. Stip. ¶ 2-3.
Vaccine Rule 21(a)(1)(B) allows petitioners to engage in a voluntary dismissal by filing a
stipulation of dismissal that all parties have signed, which the parties here have done.
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.

Case 1:20-vv-01249-UNJ Document 74 Filed 03/26/24 Page 2 of 2
Accordingly, pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a), the above-captioned case is hereby dismissed
without prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is hereby instructed that a judgment shall not enter in the
instant case pursuant to Vaccine Rule 21(a).
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Christian J. Moran
Christian J. Moran
Special Master
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