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Public decisions lack onset/hospital/treatment/rehab detail. Award $150,000 pain and suffering. Chief SM Brian H. Corcoran; petition September 26, 2022; entitlement July 13, 2023; damages February 2, 2026. Attorney Steve Zaloudek, Maney & Gordon.","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2022-09-26","case_summary":"On September 26, 2022, Kathryn Ann Weeks filed a petition alleging that she developed Guillain-Barre syndrome after receiving an influenza vaccine. The entitlement ruling identifies the vaccination date as September 25, 2020; the later damages proffer describes it as September 29, 2020.\n\nRespondent conceded that Ms. Weeks satisfied the Vaccine Injury Table criteria for GBS after seasonal flu vaccination and that she met the legal prerequisites for compensation. 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