Gallimore v. United States

MEMORANDUM

LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.

This is an action to recover damages for injuries allegedly sustained following plaintiff Julia Gallimore’s inoculation with swine flu vaccine which was administered to her as part of the federal government’s swine flu immunization program in 1976. Plaintiff filed an administrative claim form pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2675(a) 1 on April 12, 1978, claiming total damages of $200,000. Following the Government’s failure to make a final disposition of her claim, plaintiff filed this action on November 13, 1978, seeking damages in the same amount. Plaintiff…