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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00072
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00072
Petitioner: James A. Taylor
Filed: 2025-07-29
Decided: 2025-08-29
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2022-11-09
Condition: Guillain-Barré syndrome
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
James A. Taylor filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on July 29, 2025, alleging he suffered from Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) after receiving an influenza vaccination on November 9, 2022. Petitioner claimed his GBS was a Table injury, that no unrelated factors caused it, and that he experienced sequelae for more than six months. The respondent, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, filed a Rule 4(c) report on July 28, 2025, conceding that Mr. Taylor is entitled to compensation. Based on the respondent's concession and the evidence, Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran found that Mr. Taylor is entitled to compensation. The case is proceeding to determine the award amount. Petitioner counsel was Gary A. Butler of Massa Butler Giglione. Respondent counsel was Austin J. Egan of the U.S. Department of Justice. The public decision does not describe the onset, specific symptoms, diagnostic tests, treatments, or expert witnesses. The specific dollar breakdown and annuity terms are pending.

Theory of causation field:
Petitioner James A. Taylor received an influenza vaccination on November 9, 2022, and subsequently alleged Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). Petitioner alleged GBS was a Table injury, that no unrelated factors caused it, and that sequelae lasted more than six months. Respondent conceded entitlement on July 28, 2025. Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran ruled on entitlement on August 29, 2025, finding Petitioner entitled to compensation based on Respondent's concession. The public text does not detail the specific mechanism, expert testimony, or the breakdown of the award. Petitioner counsel: Gary A. Butler. Respondent counsel: Austin J. Egan.

Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-00072-0
Date issued/filed: 2025-08-29
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 07/29/2025) regarding 18 Ruling on Entitlement ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-00072-UNJ Document 20 Filed 08/29/25 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-72V
JAMES A. TAYLOR, Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner, Filed: July 29, 2025
v.
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Gary A. Butler, Massa Butler Giglione, Pittsburgh, PA, for Petitioner.
Austin J. Egan, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On January 16, 2025, James A. Taylor filed a petition for compensation under the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, 42 U.S.C. §300aa-10, et seq.2 (the
“Vaccine Act”). Petitioner alleges that he suffered from Guillain-Barré syndrome (“GBS”)
after receiving an influenza (“flu”) vaccination on November 9, 2022. Petition at 1.
Petitioner further alleges that he suffered his GBS following a flu vaccination within the
Table time period, that there is not a preponderance of medical evidence that his GBS
was due to a factor unrelated to the flu vaccination, and that he has experienced the
sequela of his GBS for more than six months. Id. The case was assigned to the Special
Processing Unit of the Office of Special Masters.
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 1:25-vv-00072-UNJ Document 20 Filed 08/29/25 Page 2 of 2
On July 28, 2025, Respondent filed his Rule 4(c) report in which he concedes that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation in this case. Respondent’s Rule 4(c) Report at 1.
Specifically, Respondent has indicated that based on the record as it now stands,
compensation is appropriate, as Petitioner has satisfied all legal prerequisites for
compensation under the Act. Id. at 7.
In view of Respondent’s position and the evidence of record, I find that
Petitioner is entitled to compensation.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/Brian H. Corcoran
Brian H. Corcoran
Chief Special Master
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