Carroll v. United States

ALEXANDER HARVEY, II, District Judge:

This is another of the many civil actions brought by persons who received inocula tions pursuant to the National Swine Flu Immunization Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 247b, and who later suffered from the serious neurological disorder known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome (hereinafter “GBS”). Clifford M. Carroll, plaintiff herein, received a swine flu shot on October 18, 1976. Many months later he was diagnosed as having contracted GBS. In this action, plaintiff is seeking substantial damages from the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2671, et…