Cortney Ball v. HHS - Tdap, Guillain Barré syndrome, Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and anxiety (2025)

Cortney Ball filed a petition on December 4, 2024, alleging Guillain Barré syndrome, Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, and anxiety after receiving a Tdap vaccine on March 24, 2020. After the claim was activated in 2024, the respondent was given a deadline to file a Rule 4(c) Report by January 3, 2025.

However, on November 26, 2024, the petitioner filed a Motion for a Decision Dismissing Petition. The court treated this as a voluntary dismissal under Rule 21(a)(1)(A) because the respondent had not yet filed his report.

Accordingly, the case was dismissed without prejudice, and no judgment on the merits was issued.