Salvador Fernandez v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (2025)

Kevin Fernandez, as administrator of the estate of Salvador Fernandez, filed a petition for compensation on January 7, 2021. The petition alleged that the influenza vaccine administered on September 27, 2018, caused Mr.

Fernandez to suffer from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a condition listed on the Vaccine Injury Table. Respondent denied that the flu vaccine caused Mr.

Fernandez's GBS or any other injury or death. Despite the denial, the parties reached a joint stipulation for compensation, which Special Master Christian J.

Moran found reasonable and adopted as the Court's decision. The stipulation awarded a lump sum of $75,000.00, to be paid via ACH deposit to petitioner's counsel's IOLTA account for disbursement to the petitioner as the legal representative of Mr.

Fernandez's estate. This award is intended to compensate for all damages available under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(a).

The decision was issued on March 21, 2025. Petitioner's counsel was Lawrence R.

Cohan, and respondent's counsel was Madelyn Weeks. The public decision does not describe the onset of symptoms, specific clinical details, or expert testimony.