Julio Mendoza v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) (2023)

Julio Mendoza filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that he suffered Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) after receiving an influenza vaccine on September 22, 2017. He claimed that his GBS met the definition for a Table injury and that he experienced residual effects for more than six months.

Respondent denied that the petitioner sustained a Table injury or that the vaccine caused his condition. Nevertheless, the parties reached a joint stipulation for settlement.

The decision awarded Julio Mendoza a total of $236,464.07, comprising a lump sum of $154,195.42 for life care expenses and pain and suffering, $82,268.65 to satisfy a Medicaid lien, and an amount sufficient to purchase an annuity contract for future life care expenses. The stipulation also addressed attorneys' fees and litigation costs.

The case was settled as a Table claim, and the award was made pursuant to the terms of the stipulation.