Kashaf Zaidi v. HHS - Influenza, other (2023)

Kashaf Zaidi filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on October 16, 2023, alleging an injury from an influenza vaccination received on October 12, 2020. On October 12, 2023, Petitioner filed a notice of voluntary dismissal.

The Chief Special Master dismissed the case without prejudice, noting that the dismissal occurred before the respondent's report was filed, as permitted by Vaccine Rule 21(a)(1)(A). The order concluded proceedings on the merits but specified that no judgment on the merits should be entered by the Clerk's Office.

The decision also noted that this case was a duplicate of another filed by a different attorney, and both attorneys intended to collaborate on the claim.