VICP Registry Case Source Bundle Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01724 Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01724 Petitioner: A.G.L. Filed: 2024-10-23 Decided: 2025-05-15 Vaccine: influenza Vaccination date: 2022-10-05 Condition: Guillain-Barre syndrome Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages Award amount USD: AI-assisted case summary: On October 23, 2024, Leandra and Cody Logston filed a petition on behalf of A.G.L., a minor, alleging Guillain-Barre syndrome after an influenza vaccination administered on October 5, 2022. The public entitlement ruling does not provide A.G.L.'s exact age, onset date, hospitalization course, diagnostic testing, treatment, or treating-physician narrative. Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report on May 7, 2025 conceding entitlement. Respondent stated that the criteria in the Vaccine Injury Table and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretation were met. Chief Special Master Corcoran granted entitlement on May 15, 2025. Damages remained pending in the public text reviewed for this update. Theory of causation field: Minor petitioner; influenza vaccine October 5, 2022; alleged Table Guillain-Barre syndrome. ENTITLEMENT GRANTED, damages pending. Respondent conceded Table criteria and statutory prerequisites in Rule 4(c) report. Public text lacks exact age, onset chronology, hospital course, diagnostic testing, treatment details, and expert mechanism. Petition filed October 23, 2024; entitlement May 15, 2025. Counsel: Ronald C. Homer. Public staged source text: ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01724-0 Date issued/filed: 2025-06-30 Pages: 2 Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 05/15/2025) regarding 20 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case 1:24-vv-01724-UNJ Document 26 Filed 06/30/25 Page 1 of 2 In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 24-1724V LEANDRA LOGSTON and CODY Chief Special Master Corcoran LOGSTON, parents of A.G.L., a minor, Filed: May 15, 2025 Petitioners, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Ronald C. Homer, Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA, for Petitioners. Alyssa M. Petroff, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1 On October 23, 2024, Leandra and Cody Logston filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the “Vaccine Act”) on behalf of their minor child, A.G.L. Petitioners alleges that A.G.L. suffered from Guillain-Barr syndrome (“GBS”) after receiving an influenza vaccination on October 5, 2022. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters. On May 7, 2025, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes that Petitioners are entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at 1. 1 Because this Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the Ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access. 2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2018). Case 1:24-vv-01724-UNJ Document 26 Filed 06/30/25 Page 2 of 2 Specifically, Respondent has indicated that he is satisfied that the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretations have been met in the instant case. Id. at 5. In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that Petitioners are entitled to compensation. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Brian H. Corcoran Brian H. Corcoran Chief Special Master 2 ================================================================================ DOCUMENT 2: USCOURTS-cofc-1_24-vv-01724-cl-extra-11086605 Date issued/filed: 2025-06-30 Pages: 1 Docket text: Supplementary opinion from CourtListener cluster 10620017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the United States Court of Federal Claims OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS No. 24-1724V LEANDRA LOGSTON and CODY Chief Special Master Corcoran LOGSTON, parents of A.G.L., a minor, Filed: May 15, 2025 Petitioners, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Respondent. Ronald C. Homer, Conway, Homer, P.C., Boston, MA, for Petitioners. Alyssa M. Petroff, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent. RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1 On October 23, 2024, Leandra and Cody Logston filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the “Vaccine Act”) on behalf of their minor child, A.G.L. Petitioners alleges that A.G.L. suffered from Guillain-Barr syndrome (“GBS”) after receiving an influenza vaccination on October 5, 2022. Petition at 1. The case was assigned to the Special Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters. On May 7, 2025, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes that Petitioners are entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at 1. 1 Because this Ruling contains a reasoned explanation for the action taken in this case, it must be made publicly accessible and will be posted on the United States Court of Federal Claims' website, and/or at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/uscourts/national/cofc, in accordance with the E-Government Act of 2002. 44 U.S.C. § 3501 note (2018) (Federal Management and Promotion of Electronic Government Services). This means the Ruling will be available to anyone with access to the internet. In accordance with Vaccine Rule 18(b), Petitioner has 14 days to identify and move to redact medical or other information, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy. If, upon review, I agree that the identified material fits within this definition, I will redact such material from public access. 2 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, Pub. L. No. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3755. Hereinafter, for ease of citation, all section references to the Vaccine Act will be to the pertinent subparagraph of 42 U.S.C. § 300aa (2018). Specifically, Respondent has indicated that he is satisfied that the criteria set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table and the Qualifications and Aids to Interpretations have been met in the instant case. Id. at 5. In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that Petitioners are entitled to compensation. IT IS SO ORDERED. s/Brian H. Corcoran Brian H. Corcoran Chief Special Master 2