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Canonical URL: https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01565
Package ID: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01565
Petitioner: CYNTHIA TRICE
Filed: 2025-09-22
Decided: 2026-06-04
Vaccine: influenza
Vaccination date: 2023-09-21
Condition: Guillain-Barre syndrome
Outcome: entitlement_granted_pending_damages
Award amount USD: 

AI-assisted case summary:
Cynthia Trice filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program on September 22, 2025, alleging she suffered from Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on September 21, 2023. She stated the vaccine was administered in the United States, her injury had residual effects for more than six months, and she had received no prior settlements or awards. On June 4, 2026, Respondent filed a Rule 4(c) report conceding that Petitioner is entitled to compensation. Respondent concluded that Petitioner's injury meets the definition and criteria of GBS as defined by the Vaccine Injury Table and that she satisfied all requirements for compensation. Based on Respondent's concession and the evidence, the Chief Special Master found Petitioner entitled to compensation.

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Public staged source text:

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DOCUMENT 1: USCOURTS-cofc-1_25-vv-01565-0
Date issued/filed: 2026-07-07
Pages: 2
Docket text: PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 06/04/2026) regarding 19 Ruling on Entitlement. ( Signed by Chief Special Master Brian H. Corcoran. )(mpj) Service on parties made.
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Case 1:25-vv-01565-UNJ Document 23 Filed 07/07/26 Page 1 of 2
In the United States Court of Federal Claims
OFFICE OF SPECIAL MASTERS
No. 25-1565V
CYNTHIA TRICE,
Chief Special Master Corcoran
Petitioner,
v. Filed: June 4, 2026
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES,
Respondent.
Leah VaSahnja Durant, Law Offices of Leah V. Durant, PLLC, Washington, DC, for
Petitioner.
Sara DeStefano, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
RULING ON ENTITLEMENT1
On September 22, 2025, Cynthia Trice 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 she suffered from Guillain-Barre syndrome (“GBS”)
as a result of an influenza vaccine administered on September 21, 2023. Petition at 1.
Petitioner further alleges that the vaccine was administered within the United States, that
she suffered the residual effects of her injury for more than six months, and that there has
been no settlements or awards on her behalf as a result of her injury. Petition at 1, 4. 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-01565-UNJ Document 23 Filed 07/07/26 Page 2 of 2
On June 4, 2026, 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
Conceding Entitlement to Compensation at 1. Specifically, Respondent has concluded
that Petitioner’s injury meets the definition and criteria of GBS as defined by the Vaccine
Injury Table. Id. at 5. Respondent further agrees that Petitioner has satisfied all
requirements for compensation under the Vaccine Act. Id.
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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