Shane Gabis v. HHS - Influenza, encephalitis (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On November 16, 2021, Shane Gabis filed a petition under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program alleging that a influenza vaccination administered on September 19, 2020 caused encephalitis. Respondent denied that the petitioner sustained the alleged Table injury, denied vaccine causation, and denied that the current condition was a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.
The public stipulation materials do not describe the first symptom, onset interval, medical examinations, diagnostic testing, treatment course, or day-to-day limitations. The parties resolved the case by joint stipulation.
On October 22, 2024, Special Master Daniel T. Horner found the stipulation reasonable and awarded $100,000.00 as a lump sum payable to him as compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act.