{"package_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878","decision_granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878-0","petitioner_identifier":"Robert Battistone","is_minor":null,"age_at_vaccination":null,"age_unit_raw":"years (no age in source - verified)","vaccine_type":"varicella","vaccination_date":"2006-12-18","condition_raw":"post-vaccination encephalitis","condition_category":"encephalitis_encephalopathy","autism_spectrum_adjacent":0,"outcome":"compensated","award_amount_usd":536135.29,"decision_date":"2017-02-14","extraction_version":"gemini-v2","extracted_at":"2026-04-30T00:29:10.910775+00:00","number_of_concurrent_vaccines":1,"dose_number":null,"time_to_onset_days":null,"theory_of_causation":"Varicella vaccine Dec 18, 2006 → post-vaccination encephalitis + numerous medical issues. (Case header contains typo 'Influenza'; decision body says varicella.) Joint stipulation Jan 17, 2017; respondent denied causation. Structured settlement: $519,980.79 lump sum (first year life care + lost earnings/pain/suffering/past expenses) + $8,174.50 medical center invoice + annuity for ongoing life care (amount in paragraph 10 of stipulation; DB award=53613529 may reflect total including annuity). decision_date corrected: 2017-01-17 → 2017-02-14 (granule date_issued).","is_death":0,"date_of_death":null,"petition_filed_date":"2009-12-18","case_summary":"Robert Battistone filed a petition on December 18, 2009, alleging that a varicella vaccine administered to him on December 18, 2006 caused him to suffer post-vaccination encephalitis and numerous other medical issues. The case header in the decision contains a typographical error listing the vaccine as \"Influenza ('flu') Vaccine,\" but the decision body and respondent's denial consistently identify the vaccine as varicella.\n\nThe parties filed a joint stipulation on January 17, 2017. Respondent denied that the varicella vaccination caused or significantly aggravated Mr. Battistone's alleged injuries. Nevertheless, the parties agreed to resolve the case through stipulation. Chief Special Master Dorsey found the stipulation reasonable and adopted it as the decision of the Court.\n\nThe compensation awarded reflected a structured settlement. Mr. Battistone received a lump sum of $519,980.79, representing first year life care expenses of $44,940.18 and combined lost earnings, pain and suffering, and past expenses of $475,040.61, paid by check to petitioner. He also received $8,174.50 for a North Cypress Medical Center invoice, paid jointly to petitioner and the medical center. In addition, the parties agreed to fund an annuity contract as described in paragraph 10 of the stipulation, providing for ongoing life care compensation.","is_minor_inferred":0,"is_pediatric_broad":0,"special_master":"Nora Beth Dorsey","petitioner_identifier_original":null,"caption_petitioner_name":null,"petitioner_attorney_name":"Anne Toale","petitioner_attorney_firm":"Maglio, Christopher and Toale","petitioner_attorney_location":null,"adjudicator_name":null,"caption_people_backfilled_at":null,"attorney_canonical_keys":"|anne-toale|","firm_canonical_key":"maglio-christopher-and-toale","package_title":"BATTISTONE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","canonical_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878","plain_text_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878.txt","json_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/case/USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878.json","source_documents":[{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878-0","title":"BATTISTONE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC DECISION (Originally filed: 01/17/2017) regarding 154 DECISION Stipulation/Proffer Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (tlf) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-02-14","pdf_url":"https://api.govinfo.gov/packages/USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878/granules/USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878-0/pdf","pdf_bytes":2762340,"triage_decision":"keep","triage_reason":"docketText matches keep keyword 'stipulation'","download_status":"ok","registry_pdf_url":"https://vicp-registry.org/pdf/USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878/USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878-0"},{"granule_id":"USCOURTS-cofc-1_09-vv-00878-1","title":"BATTISTONE v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","docket_text":"PUBLIC ORDER/RULING (Originally filed: 05/02/2017) regarding 162 DECISION of Special Master - Fees Signed by Chief Special Master Nora Beth Dorsey. (tlf) Copy to parties.","date_issued":"2017-05-30","pdf_url":null,"pdf_bytes":null,"triage_decision":"skip","triage_reason":"fees-only decision (attorney compensation)","download_status":"skipped"}]}