Personal Injury
Product Liability
Vaccine Liability, Government
Gabriela Gomez v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Published: Sep. 20, 2014 | Result Date: Jul. 29, 2014 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 13-557V Settlement – $85,000
Facts
Gabriela Gomez filed a petition for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.
Contentions
PETITIONER'S CONTENTIONS:
Gomez alleged that on Aug. 10, 2012, she received the influenza, or flu, vaccine. Gomez further alleged that as a result of the flu vaccine she had Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
RESPONDENT'S CONTENTIONS:
Respondent argued that the flu vaccine taken by Gomez did not cause her alleged Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
Result
The parties entered into a joint stipulation for the payment of $85,000 to Gomez in settlement of her claims. The parties' stipulation was adopted as the decision of the court.
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