Lillian Teague v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) and/or Transverse Myelitis (TM) (2023)

Lillian Teague filed a petition for compensation on January 19, 2021, alleging that the influenza vaccine she received on January 19, 2018, caused her to suffer from Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS). She also alleged that the vaccine caused Transverse Myelitis (TM) and that she suffered residual effects for more than six months.

The petitioner stated that the influenza vaccine is contained in the Vaccine Injury Table and that her GBS occurred within the Table's time period. Alternatively, she alleged that the vaccine caused her GBS and/or TM as an off-Table injury.

The respondent denied that petitioner sustained a GBS Table injury, denied that the vaccine caused GBS and/or TM, and denied any other injury. The parties subsequently filed a joint stipulation agreeing to compensation.

The Special Master found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the Court's decision. Lillian Teague was awarded a total of $214,895.53, comprising $160,000.00 as a lump sum and $54,895.53 for past unreimbursable expenses.