Baum v. United States

MEMORANDUM

HERMAN, District Judge.

Introduction

This is an action initiated by the Plaintiff, Howard G. Baum, as executor of the estate of his mother, Towanda M. Baum, (hereinafter referred to as “Mrs. Baum”), pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b) & 2671, et seq., and the National Swine Flu Immunization Program Act, 42 U.S.C. § 247b. Plaintiff alleges that his mother died of complications arising out of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (hereinafter referred to as “GBS”), which she allegedly developed as a result of receiving a swine flu inoculation.

GBS is a neurological disorder…