Micheal Cannon, Jr., Personal Representative Of The Estate Of Katie Cannon v. HHS - Influenza, liver failure, cirrhosis of the liver, reaction to hepatitis [A] vaccine, immune mediated neuropathy (2023)

Micheal Cannon, Jr., as personal representative of the Estate of Katie Cannon, filed a petition alleging that Katie Cannon suffered a reaction and died as a result of an influenza vaccination on September 5, 2017, and a Hepatitis A vaccination on November 9, 2017. Katie Cannon was 30 years old at the time of vaccination and died on October 29, 2020, two years and eleven months after the Hepatitis A vaccination.

The death certificate listed liver failure, cirrhosis of the liver, reaction to the hepatitis A vaccine, and immune-mediated neuropathy as causes of death. The case involved a lengthy process of gathering medical records, with significant outstanding and incomplete records noted by the respondent.

After extensive efforts to obtain necessary documentation and clarify the diagnosis, the petitioner's counsel communicated with the client and agreed to a voluntary dismissal. The court treated this as a motion for voluntary dismissal due to insufficient evidence presented at that time to justify an award.

Consequently, the petition was dismissed for insufficient proof.