Guillain-Barré Syndrome Triggered by Vaccination
What is Guillain-Barré Syndrome?
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a disorder that causes a patient’s immune system to go haywire and attack its own peripheral nervous system. Symptoms begin anywhere from a few days to several weeks after vaccination. However, symptoms usually peak around one to two weeks after the shot is given. The chronic version of GBS is known as Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy or CIDP.
Vaccines That Commonly Trigger Guillain Barré Syndrome
- Influenza Vaccine or Flu Shot
- Hepatitis A or Hepatitis B
- Tetanus Shot, Tdap, or DtaP
- Meningococcal (MCV4) Vaccine
- HPV Vaccine
The Flu Vaccine and GBS
Even though getting Guillain Barré Syndrome after a flu shot is rare, it does happen.
Researchers who study vaccine reaction rates find that “GBS is more strongly associated with the flu vaccine” compared to any other type of immunization.
The Journal of the American Medical Association cites Guillain Barré as the most frequent neurological condition reported after getting the flu shot.
HPV Vaccine and GBS
There is evidence that the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination, can trigger Guillain Barré Syndrome.
This vaccine is commonly given to prevent cervical cancer. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says Guillain Barré has been reported after the HPV vaccination.
Other studies show that 72% of patients who reported GBS symptoms after an HPV vaccine experienced those symptoms within 6 weeks after their shot.
Did You Get GBS After a Vaccine?
There is a 3-year statute of limitations to file a claim, so don’t wait to find out if you qualify. We may be able to help if you got GBS from a vaccination between 2017 and 2020.
What are the Symptoms of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)?
Symptoms of Guillain-Barré Syndrome start out as weakness or tingling in the legs. Sometimes, these sensations then spread to the arms and upper body until the victim becomes paralyzed. However, in severe cases, GBS causes such severe muscle weakness that patients must be put on a ventilator to breathe.
Some of the most common symptoms include:
- Pins and needles feeling in your extremities
- Weakness in your legs that spreads upwards
- Trouble walking or keeping your balance
- Difficulty chewing or swallowing
- Problems breathing
Types of Guillain-Barré Variations
A number of different Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) variants have been identified. Some of the most common are listed below:- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (AIDP)
- Miller Fisher Syndrome (MFS)
- Acute Motor Axonal Neuropathy (AMAN)
- Acute Motor Sensory Axonal Neuropathy (AMSAN)
- Pharyngeal-Cervical-Brachial Variant
- Acute Panautonomic Neuropathy
- Bickerstaff’s Brainstem Encephalitis (BBE)
What To Do if You Have GBS from a Vaccine Reaction?
- Contact a lawyer who is experienced in representing patients in front of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Filing a vaccine injury claim is an extremely complex and litigious process.
- There are no legal costs for an injured patient represented by MCT Law. Instead, at the end of the case, our law firm asks the Court for reimbursement of the fees and costs incurred representing you.
- This reimbursement is separate from any money you’re awarded by the Court. You never have to share any portion of your money for damages with our law firm.
- Find out more about the legal process of vaccine injury compensation.
Below is a list of Guillaín-Barre Syndrome claims that attorneys at MCTLaw have won compensation for in the NVICP
| Amount Compensated | Vaccine Name | Link to Court Decision |
|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-281V |
| $350,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-792V |
| $55,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-719V |
| $425,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 08-833V |
| $175,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-216V |
| $70,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case09-321V |
| $175,000 | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis Vaccine (DTaP) | Case 09-834 V |
| $90,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-697V |
| $100,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-423V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-173V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case09-0382V |
| $125,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-873V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case09-0696V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-266V |
| $205,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-24V |
| $100,000 | Meningococcal, DTaP, Varicella Vaccines | Case 09-867 |
| $104,481 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-417V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-768V |
| $275,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-790V |
| $80,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-520V |
| $130,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-601V |
| $85,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-267V |
| $60,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-121V |
| $315,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-79V |
| $185,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-419V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-159V |
| $300,000 | Influenza (Flu) Vaccine | Case 09-331V |
| $210,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 09-451V |
| $100,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-19V |
| $285,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-440V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-305V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case09-831V |
| $109,962 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-438V |
| $95,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-514V |
| $55,000 | HPV Vaccine, Hepatitis A Vaccine, Meningococcal/Meningococcal Vaccine | Case 09-277V |
| $50,000 | HPV Vaccine | Case 08-429V |
| $350,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-364V |
| $162,500 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-292V |
| $175,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 09-858V |
| $300,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-333V |
| $300,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-407V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine, Tetanus (Tdap) | Case 11-387V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-767V |
| $120,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-406V |
| $85,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-307V |
| $125,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-620V |
| $130,000 | Tetanus (Tdap), Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-648V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-373V |
| $140,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 09-773V |
| $150,000 | Trivalent Influenza | Case10-549V |
| $300,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-344V |
| $85,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-367V |
| $50,000 | Influenza (Flu) Vaccine | Case 11-630V |
| $82,892 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-705V |
| $50,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-369V |
| $85,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-545V |
| $75,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-865V |
| $125,000 | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis Vaccine | Case 10-265V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-112V |
| $110,000 | Tetanus Vaccine | Case 10-527V |
| $400,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-376V |
| $235,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-123V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-243V |
| $100,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-143V |
| $310,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-635V |
| $50,000 | Tetanus (Tdap), Hepatitis B Vaccine, Varicella Vaccine | Case 11-305V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-417V |
| $450,000 | Tdap | Case 11-793V |
| $175,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-493V |
| $90,000 | Tetanus (Tdap) | Case 11-105V |
| $200,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 09-552V |
| $165,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-524V |
| $85,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-497V |
| $85,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-497V |
| $60,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-0662V |
| $40,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-730V |
| $220,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-306V |
| $90,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-124V |
| $160,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-550V |
| $345,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-368V |
| 145000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-027V |
| $110,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-416V |
| $850,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-533V |
| $250,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-765V |
| $261,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-146V |
| $75,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-153V |
| $55,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-532V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-903V |
| $200,000 and $3,000/month annuity | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-603V |
| $865,000 | Tetanus-Diptheria Vaccine | Case 11-18V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-287V |
| $285,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-866V |
| $311,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-366V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-197V |
| $160,850 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-716V |
| $150,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-460V |
| $103,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-104V |
| $75,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-235V |
| $250,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-502V |
| $295,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-144V |
| $126,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-144V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-603V |
| $235,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-322V |
| $75,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-135V |
| $400,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-653V |
| $500,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-552V |
| $500,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-552V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-292V |
| $150,629 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-596V |
| $145,000 | Tdap | Case 13-62V |
| $250,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-904V |
| $170,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-886V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-290V |
| $120,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 09-656V |
| Over $10 Million | Hepatitis B | Case 00-0000 |
| $175,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-535V |
| $135,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-461V |
| $191,633 | TdaP | Case 12-277V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-199V |
| $165,360 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-407V |
| $160,718 | Flu Vaccine | Case 11-553V |
| $72,000 | Tdap, MMR Vaccines | Case 13-08V |
| $72,000 | Tdap, MMR | Case 13-08V |
| $105,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-540V |
| $135,000 | Tdap | Case 12-916V |
| $85,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-180V |
| $100,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 09-424V |
| $105,000 | Tdap, Influenza Vaccines | Case 13-273V |
| $170,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-671V |
| $165,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-411V |
| $275,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-769V |
| $200,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-154V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-178V |
| $160,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-876V |
| $100,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 10-519V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-817V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-649V |
| $170,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-984V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-537V |
| $163,538 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-755V |
| $260,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-429V |
| $120,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-309V |
| $160,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-144V |
| $430,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-288V |
| $225,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-97V |
| $1.5 Million | Influenza Vaccine | Case 10-413V |
| $120,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-110V |
| $75,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 12-406V |
| $60,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-142V |
| $1.2 Million | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-134V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-39V |
| $325,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 11-899V |
| $80,000 | Influenza (Flu) Vaccine | Case 13-425V |
| $1.2 Million | Hepatitis A and B Vaccine | Case 12-106V |
| $245,000 | Trivalent Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-286V |
| $110,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-93V |
| $583,681 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-768V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-622V |
| $85,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-703V |
| $130,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-692V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-905V |
| $96,320 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-829V |
| $170,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-771V |
| $175,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 08-786V |
| $280,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-714V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case14-721V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-721V |
| $475,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-322V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-595V |
| $70,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-483V |
| $70,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-983V |
| $92,500 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-958V |
| Lifetime Annuity | Flu Vaccine | Case 13-835V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-643V |
| $328,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-59V |
| $289,861 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-1089V |
| $200,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-302V |
| $400,000 | Tdap Vaccine | Case 13-337V |
| $200,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-661V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-172V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1257V |
| $218,368 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-864V |
| $360,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-65 |
| $235,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-940V |
| $280,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 15-928V |
| $1.38 Million | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-781V |
| $175,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1231V |
| $420,000 plus $3,550/mo annuity | Influenza Vaccine | Case 14-969V |
| $800,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 13-930V |
| $155,000 | Tdap Vaccine | Case 15-568V |
| $169,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-495V |
| $600,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-273V |
| $135,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1228V |
| $111,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-48V |
| $100,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 15-0366V |
| $100,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1031V |
| $218,000 plus $6,000/yr annuity | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1289V |
| $86,000 | Flu, Tdap Vaccines | Case 16-0339V |
| $180,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-0526V |
| $250,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-646V |
| $143,079 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-1057V |
| $345,000 | Tdap Vaccine | Case 15-1130V |
| $120,000 | Flu Shot | Case 16-0652V |
| $800,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case13-1018V |
| $81,000 | Tdap | Case 16-1699V |
| $81,000 | Tdap | Case 16-1699V |
| $210,000 | Flu Vaccine | Case 15-1246V |
| $150,000 | Tdap | Case 16-74V |
| $150,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-1389V |
| $20,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 15-1481V |
| $165,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-585V |
| $193,000 | Influenza | Case 16-153V |
| $193,000 | Influenza | Case 16-153V |
| $325,000 | Tetanus Diphtheria Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) | Case 16-902V |
| $325,000 | Tetanus Diphtheria Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) | Case 16-902V |
| $195,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-1040V |
| $355,000 | Flu Shot | Case 16-564V |
| $125,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-132V |
| $850,000 | TDaP | Case 12-124V |
| $180,720 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-1679V |
| $140,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-874V |
| $120,000 | Influenza | Case 16-1562V |
| $683,309 | Flu Vaccine | Case 15-22V |
| $328,638 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 16-1476V |
| $65,000 | Influenza Vaccine | Case 12-462V |
| $125,000 | Tdap and Influenza Vaccines | Case 16-1081V |
| $235,000 | Tdap Vaccine | Case 16-752V |
| $115,000 | Influenza | Case 16-0574V |
| $115,000 | Influenza | Case 16-0574V |
| $130,000 | Tetanus-Diptheria Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) | Case 16-15V |
| $500,500 | Flu Vaccine | Case 16-1527v |
| $245,000 | Influenza | Case 10-515V |
| $100,000 | Pneumococcal | Case 16-1315V |
| $231,335 | Influenza | Case 17-922V |
| $115,000 | Influenza | Case 17-0647V |
| $180,000 | Influenza | Case 17-1414V |
| $160,000 | Flu | Case 17-636V |
| $50,000 | Flu | Case 16-1672V |
| $170,000 | Flu | Case 16-1627V |
| $180,000 | Flu | Case 16-1627v |
| $50,000 | Influenza | Case 16-1672V |
| $160,000 | Influenza | Case 17-636V |
| $115,000 | Influenza | Case 17-1209V |
| $102,000 | Flu | Case 17-1320V |
| $85,000 | Flu | Case 17-1310v |
| $90,000 | Flu | Case 17-780v |
| $65,000 | Hepatitis B | Case 17-515v |
| $525,600 | Flu | Case 17-0175v |
| $175,000 | Flu | Case 17-53V |
FAQ About the Vaccine Injury Compensation Process
Yes. You need an attorney. We advise that you DO NOT attempt to represent yourself in the National Vaccine Compensation Program. Hiring a vaccine attorney comes at no cost to you because the Court pays for all legal fees.
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is designed to be non-adversarial and non-litigious. However, it’s often a very difficult, hard-fought, and legalistic process involving complicated legal, medical, and factual issues. You need an attorney who knows how to litigate vaccine cases because these are lawsuits.
There is NO cost to file a claim. MCT Law does not charge its clients to represent them in cases brought under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. We do not take any percentage or contingency fees from your financial award. We are paid separately by the Court of Federal Claims at the conclusion of the case.
As a service to our clients, our Firm also covers the costs of litigating the case, such as filing fees, expert witness fees, travel expenses, etc.
No. The Vaccine Court is located in Washington, DC and covers all vaccine injury claims in the United States. This is not a “local” case that a local personal injury lawyer should handle.
Our attorneys are ready to represent you no matter where you live in the United States and its territories. Our attorneys come to you at or near your home so there is no need for you to travel to our offices in Washington, DC, Sarasota, FL, or Seattle, WA.
The first thing we ask for is a copy of your vaccine record. This tells us exactly what vaccines you got and when you got them.
Next, we’ll ask for copies of all relevant medical records and a list of every doctor or hospital where you’ve received treatment for your vaccine injury. We use this information to gather the remaining medical records on file at each location. We are then required to turn over a copy of your complete and comprehensive medical records to the Court.
This process is designed to be quicker than civil litigation. With some exceptions, it usually is. A hearing on whether the vaccine caused the injury often occurs within a year. Cases that settle can conclude in as little as a year. Other cases, despite our best efforts, can take several years.
Compensation includes monetary damages for pain and suffering, past and future medical expenses, past and future lost wages, and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. Compensation for pain and suffering is limited to a maximum of $250,000. There is no limit of compensation for medical expenses and lost wages.
How Our Vaccine Attorneys Can Help
Maglio Christopher & Toale, P.A. currently represents hundreds of patients across the United States who are suffering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome triggered by a vaccine reaction.
Our law firm’s vaccine attorneys obtain compensation for patients with vaccine injuries by filing a lawsuit in the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. The outcome of the lawsuit determines what kind of compensation a victim may receive.
Not all attorneys are able to practice law before the Federal Vaccine Court. That’s why you should hire an attorney with extensive experience in this area of law. These are not simple personal injury cases. They are medically and scientifically complex.
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