Karen Garrard v. HHS - Influenza, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) (2021)

Karen Garrard filed a petition on October 5, 2020, seeking compensation for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) allegedly resulting from an influenza vaccination received on October 5, 2017. She was granted permission to proceed in forma pauperis.

However, Ms. Garrard failed to prosecute her claim, missing a scheduled status conference and not responding to multiple court orders.

The court issued an order to show cause, requiring her to file an e-Notification Consent Form and a status report. She failed to respond to this order as well.

The court noted that her inaction indicated a disinterest in pursuing the claim. Furthermore, the court found that the claim lacked sufficient proof.

Ms. Garrard did not allege a Table Injury, and she failed to establish causation-in-fact for her alleged CIDP, as she did not provide an expert report to support her claim.

Consequently, the case was dismissed for failure to prosecute and insufficient proof.