Linda Potts v. HHS - Influenza, transverse myelitis (2024)

Linda Potts filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on November 3, 2020. She alleged that the influenza vaccine she received on November 14, 2017, caused her to suffer from transverse myelitis.

The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that the vaccine caused Petitioner's alleged transverse myelitis, denied that the vaccine caused or significantly aggravated any injury, and denied that Petitioner's current condition is a sequelae of a vaccine-related injury. Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation on August 15, 2024, agreeing that Ms.

Potts should receive compensation. The stipulation stated that Ms.

Potts would receive a lump sum of $65,000.00, representing all damages available under the program. Special Master Herbrina Sanders found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court, ordering that judgment be entered accordingly.

The case was resolved through this stipulation, with Ms. Potts receiving compensation for her alleged vaccine injury.

Bridget McCullough of Muller Brazil, LLP, represented the Petitioner, and Matthew Murphy of the United States Department of Justice represented the Respondent. The decision was issued on September 24, 2024.