{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_06-vv-00165","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_06-vv-00165-1","petitioner_identifier":"W.O.J.","is_minor":1,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (minor - age not in source, verified)","vaccine_type":null,"vaccination_date":null,"condition_raw":"Autism","condition_category":"ASD_autism","autism_spectrum_adjacent":1,"outcome":"dismissed","award_amount_usd":null,"decision_date":"2014-08-20","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T02:41:56.218105+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":null,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Petitioners alleged that various vaccinations caused autism in the minor child W.O.J. The petition was filed on March 3, 2006. On August 19, 2014, petitioners moved to dismiss their own petition, stating that their investigation revealed they could not prove entitlement to compensation, as they would be unable to prove either a \"Table Injury\" or that the alleged injury was \"actually caused\" by a vaccination. Special Master George L. Hastings dismissed the petition for insufficient proof of causation. No specific vaccines, vaccination dates, age at vaccination, specific symptoms, medical tests, treatments, or expert witnesses were detailed in the public decision. A subsequent stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs totaling $35,087.51 was approved on November 21, 2014, based on a finding of good faith and a reasonable basis for the claim, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(e)(1). The decision was issued by Special Master George L. Hastings on August 20, 2014, with the fee decision on January 6, 2015. Attorneys for petitioners were Robert J. 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The Clerk was directed to enter judgment accordingly. Subsequently, on November 21, 2014, the parties filed a joint stipulation for attorneys' fees and costs. Special Master Hastings approved a total payment of $35,087.51, representing attorney's fees and costs for work performed by the law firm of Robert J. Krakow. The Special Master found that the petition had been brought in good faith and with a reasonable basis, making an award for fees and costs appropriate under 42 U.S.C. § 300aa-15(b) and (e)(1). The award was to be paid as a lump sum to petitioners and their counsel. The underlying autism claim remained dismissed.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":1,"special_master":"George L. Hastings Jr.","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Robert J. Krakow","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Law Office of Robert J. 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