Shireesha Eedunuru v. HHS - MMR, encephalopathy (2026)
Case summary [AI summaries can sometimes make mistakes]
On September 19, 2023, Shireesha Eedunuru filed a petition on behalf of the minor child R.R.K., alleging that an MMR vaccination administered on September 18, 2020 caused encephalopathy. The case was assigned to Special Master Herbrina D.
Sanders Young. The public dismissal record provides only limited medical detail.
After reviewing the filed record, petitioner moved to dismiss the claim, stating that the medical records were insufficient to support a finding of entitlement and that no supportive expert report had been filed. Respondent did not object.
Special Master Young dismissed the petition on February 26, 2026. No compensation was awarded, and the public decision does not include a clinical timeline, diagnostic testing, expert analysis, or a detailed explanation of R.R.K.'s symptoms.
Theory of causation
MMR vaccine on September 18, 2020, allegedly causing encephalopathy in minor R.R.K.; DISMISSED. Petitioner moved to dismiss because medical records were insufficient and no supportive expert report had been filed. Respondent did not object. No compensation. SM Herbrina D. Sanders Young, petition filed September 19, 2023; decision February 26, 2026.
Source PDFs
USCOURTS-cofc-1_23-vv-01613