Linda Orbanac v. HHS - Influenza, Guillain-Barre syndrome (2024)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
Linda Orbanac filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, alleging that she developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) following an influenza vaccination received on October 7, 2020. She claimed that her GBS occurred within the Table time period and that she suffered residual effects for more than six months.
The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, denied that Ms. Orbanac sustained a Table GBS injury, denied that the flu vaccine caused her GBS or any other injury, and denied that her current disabilities were a sequela of a vaccine-related injury.
Despite these denials, the parties filed a joint stipulation agreeing to settle the case and award compensation. The court adopted the stipulation, awarding Ms.
Orbanac a lump sum of $90,000.00 as compensation for all damages available under the Vaccine Act. This award represents a settlement of liability and damages, and the parties agreed that the flu vaccine did not necessarily cause Ms.
Orbanac's alleged GBS or other injuries.