Mikhail Roubakha v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Mikhail Roubakha filed a petition on April 15, 2021, alleging that he suffered a Table injury of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine received on September 21, 2018. The respondent denied that Petitioner suffered a Table GBS injury, denied that any vaccine caused Petitioner's alleged injury, and denied that Petitioner's current condition is a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.
Despite these denials, the parties filed a stipulation recommending an award of compensation to Petitioner. The stipulation proposed a lump sum of $123,000.00 to compensate Petitioner for all damages.
Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey reviewed the stipulation, found it reasonable, and adopted it as the decision of the Court. Judgment was to be entered in accordance with the stipulation, unless a motion for review was filed.
Petitioner was represented by Edward Kraus of Kraus Law Group, LLC, and Respondent was represented by Ryan Pohlman Miller of the U.S. Department of Justice.
The decision was filed on September 16, 2024.
Theory of causation
Petitioner Mikhail Roubakha alleged a Table injury of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccine administered on September 21, 2018. The petition was filed on April 15, 2021. Respondent denied the alleged injury, causation, and sequela. The parties reached a stipulation for compensation, which was adopted by Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey on September 16, 2024. Petitioner is to receive a lump sum of $123,000.00 for all damages. The public decision does not describe the specific mechanism of injury, expert testimony, or detailed clinical facts. Petitioner was represented by Edward Kraus, and Respondent by Ryan Pohlman Miller.